8-letter words containing w, o, d, a
- madworts — Plural form of madwort.
- markdown — a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
- mawbound — (of cattle) constipated
- moldwarp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- moonward — Also, moonwards. toward the moon: turned their eyes moonward.
- narrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of narrow.
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- oldsquaw — A marine diving duck that breeds in Arctic Eurasia and North America, the male having very long tail feathers and mainly white plumage in winter.
- onwardly — moving forward; advancing
- outlawed — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
- outwards — proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
- overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- overdraw — to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
- packwood — Bob, born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1969–95.
- pandowdy — apple pandowdy.
- password — a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
- pat-down — an act or instance of passing the hands over the body of a clothed person to detect concealed weapons, drugs, etc.; frisking.
- pay down — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pearwood — the hard, fine-grained, reddish wood of the pear tree, used for ornamentation, small articles of furniture, and musical instruments.
- playdown — a play-off.
- poleward — Also, polewards. toward a pole of the earth; toward the North or South Pole.
- quadword — (computing) A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, thus typically 64 bits.
- raw mode — (operating system) A mode that allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an I/O device without any processing, abstraction, or interpretation by the operating system. Systems that make this distinction for a disk file are generally regarded as broken. Compare rare mode, cooked mode.
- rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- roadshow — travelling entertainment
- roadwork — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- romeward — to or toward Rome or the Roman Catholic Church.
- sandworm — any of several marine worms that live in sand.
- sandwort — any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil.
- sasswood — a tropical African tree, Erythrophleum suavolens, of the legume family, having a poisonous bark and hard, durable wood.
- saw wood — a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- shadowed — of or relating to a shadow cabinet.
- shadower — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- show day — (in Australia) a public holiday in a state on the date of its annual agricultural and industrial show
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
- snowland — an area that is covered by snow
- sowbread — any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
- swordman — swordsman.
- takedown — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- teakwood — the wood of the teak.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- towardly — apt to learn; promising.
- townland — a division of land of various sizes
- unavowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- unshadow — to remove a shadow from
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- waldhorn — an organ reed stop
- walkdown — a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps: It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment.