8-letter words containing d, y, a, s
- lanyards — Plural form of lanyard.
- lay days — Commerce. one of a certain number of days allowed by a charter party for loading or unloading a vessel without demurrage.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- lysandra — a female given name.
- mandays' — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of man-hours in a day of work.
- maudslay — Henry, 1771–1831, English mechanical engineer.
- mayweeds — Plural form of mayweed.
- midyears — Plural form of midyear.
- misandry — hatred of males.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- newslady — A newswoman.
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- odyssean — (italics) an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
- old days — a past era
- paduasoy — a slightly corded, strong, rich, silk fabric.
- pay desk — the counter in a shop where customers pay for goods
- paysandu — a city in W Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- psalmody — the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sad-eyed — having eyes with a sad expression
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- same-day — carried out or taking place on the same day as a preliminary action
- sand fly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- sand-fly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- sandusky — a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- sandyish — somewhat sandy
- sardonyx — a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
- sashayed — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- saturday — the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
- savoyard — a native or inhabitant of Savoy.
- sawdusty — filled with or suggesting sawdust.
- sedately — calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- show day — (in Australia) a public holiday in a state on the date of its annual agricultural and industrial show
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- sick day — a day for which an employee will be paid while absent because of illness.
- side-way — a byway.
- sideways — with a side foremost.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
- snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
- sodality — fellowship; comradeship.