8-letter words containing o, d, a, l
- collared — the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- collated — to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- colorado — a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
- comedial — a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- conidial — of or like conidia
- conoidal — Having the shape of a conoid; having a roughly conical shape.
- cordelia — a feminine name
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cornland — the type of land that is suitable for growing corn or grain
- cortland — a variety of large, dark-red apple
- coupland — Douglas. born 1961, Canadian novelist and journalist; novels include Generation X (1991), Girlfriend in a Coma (1998), and City of Glass (2000)
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- cropland — an area of land on which crops are grown
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- cupolaed — having a cupola
- dactylo- — finger or toe
- daffodil — A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a central part shaped like a tube and a long stem.
- dalcroze — Jaques-Dalcroze.
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- damnfool — (informal) Contemptibly foolish.
- damocles — a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
- danilova — Alexandra [al-ig-zan-druh,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-druh] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə/ (Show IPA), 1904?–97, Russian ballet dancer.
- darioles — Plural form of dariole.
- datolite — a colourless mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium and boron in monoclinic crystalline form, occurring in cavities in igneous rocks. Formula: CaBSiO4(OH)
- de plano — without argument.
- deadbolt — a locking bolt that is turned by the key rather than a spring
- deadlock — If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
- deal out — If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone.
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- dekalogy — a series of ten related works
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- denebola — the second brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 2.14; spectral type: A3V
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- diabolic — Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.
- diabolos — Plural form of diabolo.
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- diagonal — A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
- dialogic — of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- dianodal — that passes through nodes
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.