8-letter words containing d, o, a
- ammonoid — any of the extinct group of sea-dwelling cephalopod molluscs with coiled and chambered shells
- amoeboid — of, related to, or resembling amoebae
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amphipod — any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca
- anaconda — a very large nonvenomous arboreal and semiaquatic snake, Eunectes murinus, of tropical South America, which kills its prey by constriction: family Boidae (boas)
- anadrome — A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anconoid — resembling the ancon or elbow
- and how! — very much so!
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andirons — Plural form of andiron.
- andoroba — carapa.
- andorran — of or relating to Andorra or its inhabitants
- androgen — any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
- androids — Plural form of android.
- andropov — Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914–84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983–84)
- anecdota — unpublished writings
- anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- angrboda — a giantess who was the mother of Loki's children, Fenrir and Hel, and also of the Midgard serpent.
- anodally — in an anodal manner
- anodized — coated with a protective oxide film by electrolysis
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- anodynic — relating to the soothing or alleviating of pain
- anointed — chosen officially to do an important job
- anthodia — a flower head or capitulum, especially the head of a composite plant.
- antibody — Antibodies are substances which a person's or an animal's body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
- anticold — preventing or treating the common cold
- antidote — An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
- antifood — Opposing food.
- antinode — a point at which the amplitude of one of the two kinds of displacement in a standing wave has maximum value. Generally the other kind of displacement has its minimum value at this point
- antipode — the exact or direct opposite
- anybodys — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- apodoses — Plural form of apodosis.
- apodosis — the consequent of a conditional statement, as the game will be cancelled in if it rains the game will be cancelled
- approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- aranrhod — the daughter of the goddess Dôn and the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
- arboured — situated in, or as if in, an arbour
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- arilloid — relating to or resembling an aril
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers