8-letter words that end in d
- hankered — to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
- happened — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- harassed — stressed, tormented
- harbored — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard pad — (in dogs) an abnormal increase in the thickness of the foot pads: one of the clinical signs of canine distemper
- hardened — made or become hard or harder.
- hardhead — an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
- hardwood — the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.
- harewood — the greenish-gray wood of the sycamore maple, used for making furniture.
- hari rud — a river in NW Afghanistan, NE Iran, and S Turkmenistan, flowing W and then N to the Kara Kum desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- harkened — Simple past tense and past participle of harken.
- harrowed — an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
- hartford — a state in the NE United States. 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Capital: Hartford. Abbreviation: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code).
- hashhead — a hashish addict.
- hastated — (botany) Alternative form of hastate.
- hastened — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hatfield — a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into (Welwyn Hatfield) 1974.
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- hatstand — (UK) A device used to store hats upon. Usually made of wood and standing at least five foot tall, they have a single pole making up most of the height, with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs at the top for placement of hats.
- haunched — the hip.
- haviland — John, 1792–1852, English architect, in the U.S.
- hawkweed — any composite plant of the genus Hieracium, usually bearing yellow flowers.
- hayfield — a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.
- hazarded — Simple past tense and past participle of hazard.
- head lad — a man who is in charge of a racing stable
- headband — a band worn around the head; fillet.
- headland — a promontory extending into a large body of water.
- headward — In the region or direction of the head.
- headwind — a wind opposed to the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to tailwind).
- headword — a word, phrase, or the like, appearing as the heading of a chapter, dictionary or encyclopedia entry, etc.
- hebdomad — the number seven.
- hectored — Simple past form of hector.
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- hellward — towards hell
- helmeted — Having or wearing a helmet, or looking like wearing a helmet.
- hematoid — hemoid.
- hempseed — the seed of hemp, used as food for birds.
- hempweed — a climbing herb with flowers that smell of vanilla
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heralded — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbaged — covered with grass or herbage
- hereford — one of an English breed of red beef cattle having a white face and white body markings.
- hereward — called Hereward the Wake. 11th-century Anglo-Saxon rebel, who defended the Isle of Ely against William the Conqueror (1070–71): a subject of many legends
- hertford — a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- hesperid — any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper
- hiccuped — Simple past tense and past participle of hiccup.
- high-end — being the most expensive and technically sophisticated: high-end stereo equipment.
- highbred — of superior breed.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- highroad — Chiefly British. a main road; highway.