8-letter words containing d
- aardvark — a nocturnal mammal, Orycteropus afer, the sole member of its family (Orycteropodidae) and order (Tubulidentata). It inhabits the grasslands of Africa, has long ears and snout, and feeds on termites
- aardwolf — a nocturnal mammal, Proteles cristatus, that inhabits the plains of southern Africa and feeds on termites and insect larvae: family Hyaenidae (hyenas), order Carnivora (carnivores)
- abailard — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), Abélard.
- abandons — Plural form of abandon.
- abasedly — in an abased manner
- abastard — To abastardize. (Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 17th century.).
- abbassid — a member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled Baghdad ( a.d. 750-1258) and claimed descent from Mohammed's uncle, Abbas
- abdicant — a person who abdicates
- abdicate — If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
- abdomens — Plural form of abdomen.
- abdomina — Plural form of abdomen.
- abducens — abducens nerve.
- abducent — (of a muscle) abducting
- abducing — Present participle of abduce.
- abducted — Simple past tense and past participle of abduct.
- abductee — someone who is abducted
- abductor — any muscle that abducts (opposed to adductor).
- abdullah — 1882–1951, emir of Transjordan (1921–46) and first king of Jordan (1946–51). He joined the Arab revolt against Turkish rule in World War I; assassinated 1951
- abednego — one of Daniel's three companions who, together with Shadrach and Meshach, was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace (Daniel 3:12–30)
- aberdare — a town in South Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough. Pop: 31 705 (2001)
- aberdeen — a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop: 184 788 (2001)
- abfarads — Plural form of abfarad.
- abhorred — to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- abidable — Alternative spelling of abideable.
- abidance — the act or state of abiding.
- abide by — If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
- abingdon — a market town in S England, in Oxfordshire. Pop: 36 010 (2001)
- aboideau — a dyke with a sluicegate that allows flood water to drain but keeps the sea water out
- abounded — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- abradant — abrading
- abrading — Present participle of abrade.
- abraided — Simple past tense and past participle of abraid.
- abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
- abridger — One who abridges. (First attested in the mid 16th century.).
- abridges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge.
- abrupted — Simple past tense and past participle of abrupt.
- absconds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond.
- abseiled — Simple past tense and past participle of abseil.
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absolved — Simple past tense and past participle of absolve.
- absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
- abstrude — (transitive) To thrust away.
- absurder — Comparative form of absurd.
- absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- absurdum — An illogical conclusion or state. (First attested in the mid 19th century.).
- abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
- ac and u — Association of Colleges and Universities.
- academes — the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic world.
- academia — Academia refers to all the academics in a particular country or region, the institutions they work in, and their work.
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.