8-letter words containing d, o, l, a, r
- dorkland — an offensive name for Auckland
- dorsalis — dorsal1 .
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- dronklap — a drunkard
- dropable — (US) Alternative form of droppable.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- erodable — Capable of being eroded.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- fordable — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- foredeal — An advantage; benefit; profit.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- frampold — bad-tempered; peevish
- freeload — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- ganglord — The leader of a gang, especially a criminal organization.
- gaolbird — Alternative spelling of jailbird.
- gardyloo — (Scotland, obsolete) Used by servants in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late the 1930s and 1940s, when many people had no indoor toilets.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- goalward — relating to a move towards a goal
- goldmark — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Hungarian composer.
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- half-rod — a unit of length equal to 2.75 yards or 8.25 feet (2.52 meters).
- halfword — (computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes.
- 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
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- harold i — ("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035–40 (son of Canute).
- hordeola — sty2 .
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- idolator — Alternative spelling of idolater.
- idolatry — the religious worship of idols.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labrador — a peninsula in NE North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).
- 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).
- 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.
- landlord — a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- lard oil — a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.
- largando — allargando.
- laudator — One who lauds.
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes