8-letter words containing d, s, a
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- andirons — Plural form of andiron.
- andrassy — Count Gyula (ˈdjulɔ). 1823–90, Hungarian statesman; the first prime minister of Hungary under the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867)
- andrewes — Lancelot. 1555–1626, English bishop and theologian
- androids — Plural form of android.
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- antacids — Plural form of antacid.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- antiskid — designed or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, especially by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking.
- 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
- appeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- applauds — to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.: They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
- apprised — appraise.
- aquarids — either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May (Eta Aquarids) or late July (Delta Aquarids)
- arctiids — Plural form of arctiid.
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- armbands — Plural form of armband.
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- ascarids — Plural form of ascarid.
- ascended — to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- ascidian — any minute marine invertebrate animal of the class Ascidiacea, such as the sea squirt, the adults of which are degenerate and sedentary: subphylum Tunicata (tunicates)
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- asfetida — asafetida.
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- aspected — (astrology, obsolete) Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- aspersed — Simple past tense and past participle of asperse.
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assailed — Simple past tense and past participle of assail.
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.
- asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
- assessed — Simple past tense and past participle of assess.
- assidean — a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- assigned — Simple past tense and past participle of assign.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assoiled — Simple past tense and past participle of assoil.