8-letter words containing d, o, a, n
- handroll — a Japanese dish consisting of a large cone of dried seaweed filled with cold rice and other ingredients, eaten with the fingers rather than chopsticks
- hands on — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hands-on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- handwork — work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
- hang-dog — browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
- hard-won — If you describe something that someone has gained or achieved as hard-won, you mean that they worked hard to gain or achieve it.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- headnote — a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- herodian — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- homeland — one's native land.
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honorand — the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
- horn-mad — furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
- innovada — An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be Lisp-like. Implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- inroaded — Simple past tense and past participle of inroad.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- jane doe — a fictitious name used in legal proceedings for a female party whose true name is not known.
- jargoned — Simple past tense and past participle of jargon.
- jawboned — Simple past tense and past participle of jawbone.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- kordofan — a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Capital: El Obeid.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- landlord — a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- largando — allargando.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.