8-letter words containing l, d, a
- gladdest — Superlative form of glad.
- gladding — Present participle of glad.
- gladiate — having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.
- gladiola — gladiolus (def 1).
- gladioli — Plural form of gladiolus.
- gladness — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- gladvert — an advertisement that can be tailored to match the emotional state of the viewer
- gladwrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed: used for wrapping food
- glanders — a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- glandule — (anatomy) A small gland or secreting vessel.
- glendale — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- glissade — a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- goalward — relating to a move towards a goal
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- godolias — Gedaliah.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
- goldmark — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Hungarian composer.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- gottwald — Klement [kle-ment] /ˈklɛ mɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, Czech Communist leader: prime minister 1946–48; president 1948–53.
- grabbled — Simple past tense and past participle of grabble.
- gradable — capable of being graded.
- gradably — In a gradable manner.
- graduall — Obsolete form of gradual.
- graduals — Plural form of gradual.
- grappled — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- graveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gravel.
- grillade — a dish or serving of broiled or grilled meat.
- grimaldi — Joseph, 1779–1837, English actor, mime, and clown.
- griselda — a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- grønland — Greenland
- guedalla — Philip, 1889–1944, English writer.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- habdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- hadfield — Sir Robert Abbott, 1858–1940, English metallurgist and industrialist.
- hailwood — Mike, full name Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood. 1940–81, English racing motorcyclist: world champion (250 cc.) 1961 and 1966–67; (350 cc.) 1966–67; and (500 cc.) 1962–65
- halberds — Plural form of halberd.
- half-day — the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day.
- half-mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- 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.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- halliard — any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
- hallooed — Simple past tense and past participle of halloo.
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
- halmstad — a seaport in SW Sweden.
- haltered — Simple past tense and past participle of halter.