8-letter words that end in d
- attacked — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- attained — to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.
- attended — to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.
- attested — (of cattle, etc) certified to be free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
- attrited — worn down by friction or attrition
- auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
- audibled — Simple past tense and past participle of audible.
- aunthood — the state of being, or relationship of, aunt
- auricled — (botany) auriculate.
- autacoid — any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- autobaud — automatic baud rate detection
- autocoid — Alternative form of autacoid.
- autoload — to load automatically
- averaged — Simple past tense and past participle of average.
- awakened — Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
- awninged — sheltered by or covered with an awning
- azotized — Simple past tense and past participle of azotize.
- b-method — (programming, tool) A system for rigorous or formal development of software using the notion of Abstract Machines to specify and design software systems. The B-Method is supported by the B-Toolkit. Abstract Machines are specified using the Abstract Machine Notation (AMN) which is in turn based on the mathematical theory of Generalised Substitutions.
- babyfood — food for babies, often puréed
- babyhood — Your babyhood is the period of your life when you were a baby.
- back end — autumn
- back-end — (programming) Any software performing either the final stage in a process, or a task not apparent to the user. A common usage is in a compiler. A compiler's back-end generates machine language and performs optimisations specific to the machine's architecture. The term can also be used in the context of network applications. E.g. "The back-end of the system handles socket protocols". Contrast front end.
- backband — a moulding used at the edges of a window casing
- backbend — a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
- backbond — a legal document qualifying the terms of a bond or explaining the purpose for which a bond has been granted
- backhand — A backhand is a shot in tennis or squash, which you make with your arm across your body.
- backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property
- backload — a load carried by a lorry on a return journey
- backread — (Internet, slang, especially in IRC) To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
- backroad — Alternative spelling of back road.
- backslid — Simple past tense and past participle of backslide.
- backveld — (in South Africa) a remote, sparsely populated, and often primitive area
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- backwind — to divert wind against the lee side of (a sail) from another sail.
- backwood — (often used with a singular verb) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.
- backword — the act or an instance of failing to keep a promise or commitment (esp in the phrase give (someone) backword)
- backyard — A backyard is an area of land at the back of a house.
- bad seed — a person who is seen as being congenitally disposed to wrongdoing and likely to be a bad influence on others
- badgered — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- bailbond — a document in which a prisoner and one or more sureties guarantee that the prisoner will attend the court hearing of the charge against him if he is released on bail
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- balanoid — shaped like an acorn.
- baldhead — a person with a bald head
- balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- ballyard — a baseball ground
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- bandaged — Simple past tense and past participle of bandage.
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banjaxed — destroyed or ruined