8-letter words containing o, d, a, l
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- harold i — ("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035–40 (son of Canute).
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- 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 .
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- 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.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- isolated — compact
- jaloused — Simple past tense and past participle of jalouse.
- jolthead — (archaic) A dunce; a blockhead.
- kaboodle — Alternative spelling of caboodle.
- keloidal — Of or pertaining to keloids.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kool-aid — a drink made from this mix.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labrador — a peninsula in NE North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).
- lacewood — the quartersawed wood of the sycamore tree.
- 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).
- ladyhood — The quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
- ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
- laid out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lakewood — a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- 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.
- laodamas — a son of Eteocles who defended Thebes against the Epigoni, killed Aegialeus, and was killed by Alcmaeon.
- laodamia — a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.