8-letter words containing l, a, n, d, o
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- dorkland — an offensive name for Auckland
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- downland — An area of rolling downs, often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
- download — to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- dronklap — a drunkard
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- folkland — a former type of land tenure
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- galenoid — relating to or resembling galena
- ganglord — The leader of a gang, especially a criminal organization.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- hand log — chip log.
- handhold — a grip with the hand or hands.
- handload — to load (cartridges or other ammunition) by hand.
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- 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
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- homeland — one's native land.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- 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).
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- 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.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- landlord — a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- largando — allargando.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- loanword — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- long-day — requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.