8-letter words containing s, a, u, d, e
- dual-use — dual-purpose; specif., designating or of machinery, technology, etc. having both civilian and military applications
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- dustheap — a heap or pile of rubbish, refuse, or the like.
- eardrums — Plural form of eardrum.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- educates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of educate.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- exudates — Plural form of exudate.
- gajdusek — D(aniel) Carleton [kahrl-tuh n] /ˈkɑrl tən/ (Show IPA), 1923–2008, U.S. medical researcher, especially on viral diseases: Nobel Prize 1976.
- gallused — held up by galluses; having galluses
- gaudiest — Superlative form of gaudy.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- graduses — Plural form of gradus.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- jaloused — Simple past tense and past participle of jalouse.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- lushhead — lush2 (def 1).
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- madurese — a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- mudspate — mudflow.
- mundanes — Plural form of mundane.
- muscadel — muscatel.
- muscadet — a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
- mushhead — a stupid person.
- outdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdate.
- paludose — growing or living in marshes
- past due — payment: overdue, late
- pastured — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- phaedrus — flourished a.d. c40, Roman writer of fables.
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- radiuses — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- readjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- sadducee — a member of a Palestinian sect, consisting mainly of priests and aristocrats, that flourished from the 1st century b.c. to the 1st century a.d. and differed from the Pharisees chiefly in its literal interpretation of the Bible, rejection of oral laws and traditions, and denial of an afterlife and the coming of the Messiah.
- saunders — Dame Cicely. 1918–2005, British philanthropist: founded St Christopher's Hospice in 1967 for the care of the terminally ill, upon which the modern hospice movement is modelled. Her books include Living with Dying (1983)
- sea duck — any of various diving ducks, as the scaups, goldeneyes, scoters, and eiders, found principally on seas.
- seahound — a dogfish
- situated — Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- slugabed — a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
- spadeful — the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.
- spaulder — a pauldron, especially one for protecting only a shoulder.
- squadded — a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
- squadder — a member of a squad: riot squadder; fire squadder.