8-letter words containing d, s, n
- splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- spongoid — resembling a sponge
- sprained — (of a joint) having been injured by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
- springed — a snare for catching small game.
- sprinted — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- spudding — Informal. a potato.
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- squinted — to look with the eyes partly closed.
- stand by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stand in — a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- stand on — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand to — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- stand-by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stand-in — a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- stand-up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- standing — rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.: He had little standing in the community.
- standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- standoff — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- standout — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- standpat — standpatter.
- stanford — (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.
- steading — the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
- stegodon — any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually considered to be directly ancestral to the modern elephant.
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- stenosed — characterized by stenosis; abnormally narrowed.
- stewpond — a fishpond, often located in the garden of a monastery
- stinkard — a despicable person; stinker.
- stipends — a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- stowdown — the packing of or stowing in a ship's hold
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- strand88 — A commercial implementation of Strand from Strand Software Technologies Ltd., UK and Strand Software, Beaverton, OR, USA. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- stranded — composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope.
- strander — a person who strands
- strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- striding — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- stringed — fitted with strings (often used in combination): a five-stringed banjo.
- studding — a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- studenty — denoting or exhibiting the characteristics believed typical of an undergraduate student
- studying — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stukkend — broken; wrecked
- stunkard — sulky
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- subduing — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- subindex — an index to a part or subdivision of a larger category.
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- suborned — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.