8-letter words containing l, d, a
- headsail — any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel.
- headwall — a cliff or steep slope rising at one end of a glaciated valley.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heimdall — the god of dawn and light.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellward — towards hell
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heralded — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- hilliard — Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.
- hinsdale — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdalls — Plural form of holdall.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- holliday — Judith Tuvim ("Judy") 1921–65, U.S. comic actress.
- holy day — a consecrated day or religious festival, especially one other than Sunday.
- holyhead — a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.
- homaloid — a geometrical plane, a flat surface or space
- homeland — one's native land.
- hookload — The hookload is the total force pulling down on the hook (= a high-capacity J-shaped piece of equipment).
- hordeola — sty2 .
- hrdlicka — Aleš [ah-lesh] /ˈɑ lɛʃ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. anthropologist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- hydrilla — a submerged aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata, native to the Old World, that has become a pest weed in U.S. lakes and waterways.
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- idealess — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idealise — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- ideality — ideal quality or character.
- idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- idealogy — Misspelling of ideology.
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- idolator — Alternative spelling of idolater.
- idolatry — the religious worship of idols.
- igdrasil — Ygdrasil
- imblazed — Simple past tense and past participle of imblaze.
- indicial — of, relating to, or resembling an indication; indicative: behavior indicial of a personality disorder.
- indusial — Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.