8-letter words with D in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter D is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of D in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how D in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| children | 14 | - | - |
| somebody | 16 | a human being | - |
| birthday | 17 | the date on which a person was born | - |
| building | 12 | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones | workers in the building trades |
| accident | 13 | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | winning the lottery was a happy accident |
| standing | 10 | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| evidence | 14 | provide evidence for | - |
| suddenly | 13 | on impulse; without premeditation | he made up his mind suddenly |
| handsome | 14 | given or giving freely | a handsome allowance |
| consider | 11 | show consideration for; take into account | You must consider her age |
| medicine | 13 | treat medicinally, treat with medicine | - |
| audience | 11 | an opportunity to state your case and be heard | he saw that he had lost his audience |
| goodness | 10 | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | - |
| everyday | 18 | appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions | everyday clothes |
| murderer | 11 | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | - |
| studying | 13 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| bleeding | 12 | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | - |
| midnight | 15 | 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night | young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight |
| ordinary | 12 | lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered | the ordinary (or common) man in the street |
| attitude | 9 | the arrangement of the body and its limbs | he assumed an attitude of surrender |
| producer | 13 | someone who manufactures something | - |
| schedule | 14 | a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to | - |
| shoulder | 12 | a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road | the car pulled off onto the shoulder |
| friendly | 15 | inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile | a government friendly to our interests |
| incident | 11 | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | incidental expenses |
| spending | 12 | the act of spending or disbursing money | - |
| paradise | 11 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
| industry | 12 | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | American industry is making increased use of computers to control production |
| identity | 12 | an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates | the identity under numerical multiplication is 1 |
| sandwich | 17 | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects | She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men |
| nowadays | 15 | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech | - |
| headache | 17 | pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | - |
| identify | 15 | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property | - |
| grandson | 10 | a male grandchild | - |
| audition | 9 | perform in order to get a role | She auditioned for a role on Broadway |
| graduate | 10 | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | - |
| homicide | 16 | the killing of a human being by another human being | - |
| judgment | 19 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | they criticized my judgment of the contestants |
| boarding | 12 | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | - |
| guardian | 10 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| addition | 10 | something added to what you already have | he was a new addition to the staff |
| kindness | 13 | tendency to be kind and forgiving | - |
| adorable | 11 | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way | - |
| handling | 13 | the management of someone or something | the handling of prisoners |
| corridor | 11 | an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it | - |
| weekends | 16 | - | - |
| withdraw | 18 | break from a meeting or gathering | - |
| pounding | 12 | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | the pounding of feet on the hallway |
| childish | 17 | indicating a lack of maturity | childish tantrums |
| calendar | 11 | a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc) | I have you on my calendar for next Monday |
| syndrome | 14 | a complex of concurrent things | every word has a syndrome of meanings |
| indicate | 11 | be a signal for or a symptom of | These symptoms indicate a serious illness |
| persuade | 11 | win approval or support for | - |
| guidance | 12 | the act of setting and holding a course | - |
| ordering | 10 | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement | there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list |
| wardrobe | 14 | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | - |
| broadway | 17 | a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters | - |
| reindeer | 9 | Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America | - |
| recorder | 11 | someone responsible for keeping records | - |
| breeding | 12 | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | - |
| comedian | 13 | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts | - |
| resident | 9 | used of animals that do not migrate | - |
| predator | 11 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| cardinal | 11 | crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | - |
| gardener | 10 | someone who takes care of a garden | - |
| speeding | 12 | changing location rapidly | - |
| antidote | 9 | a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | - |
| adoption | 11 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | - |
| lemonade | 11 | sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice | - |
| academic | 15 | an educator who works at a college or university | - |
| hardware | 15 | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | - |
| secondly | 14 | in the second place | - |
| altitude | 9 | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) | - |
| sidewalk | 16 | walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | - |
| sounding | 10 | appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms | fine-sounding phrases |
| solitude | 9 | a state of social isolation | - |
| medieval | 14 | relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages | - |
| epidemic | 15 | a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | - |
| suicidal | 11 | dangerous to yourself or your interests | suicidal impulses |
| squadron | 18 | a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms | - |
| colorado | 11 | a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains | - |
| wildlife | 15 | all living things (except people) that are undomesticated | chemicals could kill all the wildlife |
| hardcore | 14 | extremely explicit | - |
| goldfish | 16 | small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes | - |
| reminder | 11 | someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided | - |
| burgundy | 15 | a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines | - |
| feedback | 20 | response to an inquiry or experiment | - |
| cowardly | 17 | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then |
| sideways | 15 | to, toward or at one side | - |
| homemade | 16 | made or produced in the home or by yourself | homemade bread |
| hydrogen | 16 | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe | - |
| overdose | 12 | dose too heavily | The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room |
| conclude | 13 | come to a close | - |
| porridge | 12 | soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick | - |
| advocate | 14 | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea | - |
| grinding | 11 | the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice | - |
| headline | 12 | the heading or caption of a newspaper article | - |
| intruder | 9 | someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | - |
| benedict | 13 | a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) | - |
| outsider | 9 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| tendency | 14 | a general direction in which something tends to move | the shoreward tendency of the current |
| lordship | 14 | a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge | - |
| advances | 14 | - | - |
| mandarin | 11 | a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | - |
| obedient | 11 | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority | an obedient soldier |
| offender | 15 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
| hardship | 17 | a state of misfortune or affliction | a life of hardship |
| modeling | 12 | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | - |
| flooding | 13 | a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them | - |
| ideology | 13 | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation | - |
| outdoors | 9 | outside a building | - |
| underway | 15 | currently in progress | preparations for the trial are underway |
| boundary | 14 | the greatest possible degree of something | - |
| orthodox | 19 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism | - |
| underage | 10 | not of legal age | - |
| adultery | 12 | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce |
| backside | 17 | the side of an object that is opposite its front | - |
| chandler | 14 | United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) | - |
| radiator | 9 | a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan | - |
| genocide | 12 | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group | - |
| override | 12 | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | - |
| jeopardy | 21 | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | - |
| credible | 13 | capable of being believed | completely credible testimony |
| findings | 13 | a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes | - |
| forwards | 15 | at or to or toward the front | - |
| mediocre | 13 | moderate to inferior in quality | they improved the quality from mediocre to above average |
| sedative | 12 | tending to soothe or tranquilize | took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed |
| founding | 13 | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | - |
| landlady | 13 | a landlord who is a woman | - |
| commando | 15 | a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids | - |
| scolding | 12 | rebuking a person harshly | - |
| fielding | 13 | English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) | - |
| handicap | 16 | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | - |
| needless | 9 | unnecessary and unwarranted | a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life |
| sidekick | 19 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| judicial | 18 | relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge | judicial system |
| indecent | 11 | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society | was buried with indecent haste |
| invading | 13 | involving invasion or aggressive attack | - |
| goodwill | 13 | the friendly hope that something will succeed | - |
| underdog | 11 | one at a disadvantage and expected to lose | - |
| blinding | 12 | shining intensely | blinding headlights |
| cylinder | 14 | a chamber within which piston moves | - |
| admiring | 12 | - | - |
| madhouse | 14 | pejorative terms for an insane asylum | - |
| lockdown | 18 | the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) | - |
| wondrous | 12 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | the colors changed wondrously slowly |
| ridicule | 11 | subject to laughter or ridicule | The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house |
| lavender | 12 | of a pale purple color | - |
| abundant | 11 | present in great quantity | an abundant supply of water |
| randomly | 14 | in a random manner | the houses were randomly scattered |
| adequate | 18 | about average; acceptable | more than adequate as a secretary |
| humidity | 17 | wetness in the atmosphere | - |
| meddling | 13 | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | - |
| sadistic | 11 | deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another | - |
| bordeaux | 18 | any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them | - |
| headless | 12 | not using intelligence | - |
| handcuff | 20 | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | - |
| withdrew | 18 | - | - |
| pleading | 12 | begging | - |
| fidelity | 15 | the quality of being faithful | - |
| meditate | 11 | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | - |
| fondness | 12 | a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | - |
| roadside | 10 | edge of a way or road or path | - |
| reducing | 12 | any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent | - |
| moderate | 11 | make less strong or intense; soften | - |
| endanger | 10 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | The pollution is endangering the crops |
| thudding | 14 | not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft | thudding bullets |
| riddance | 12 | the act of forcing out someone or something | - |
| proceeds | 13 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| enduring | 10 | lasting a long time | - |
| handyman | 17 | a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks | - |
| splendor | 11 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
| pedestal | 11 | a support or foundation | - |
| prodigal | 12 | a recklessly extravagant consumer | - |
| mindless | 11 | not mindful or attentive | - |
| seducing | 12 | - | - |
| windmill | 14 | generator that extracts usable energy from winds | - |
| appendix | 20 | a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch | - |
| landmark | 15 | an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend | - |
| steadily | 12 | in a steady manner | he could still walk steadily |
| quadrant | 18 | a quarter of the circumference of a circle | - |
| latitude | 9 | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator | - |
| swindler | 12 | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | - |
| shedding | 14 | the process whereby something is shed | - |
| woodcock | 20 | game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe | - |
| hedgehog | 17 | relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur | - |
| showdown | 18 | a hostile disagreement face-to-face | - |
| rounding | 10 | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals | the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding |
| grandeur | 10 | the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | - |
| wanderer | 12 | a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | - |
| paradigm | 14 | the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) | - |
| adjacent | 18 | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | - |
| madwoman | 16 | a woman lunatic | - |
| coincide | 13 | go with, fall together | - |
| renegade | 10 | having deserted a cause or principle | renegade supporters of the usurper |
| advisory | 15 | giving advice | an advisory memorandum |
| handover | 15 | act of relinquishing property or authority etc | the handover of occupied territory |
| meltdown | 14 | severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping | - |
| vendetta | 12 | a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other | - |
| peddling | 13 | the act of selling goods for a living | - |
| blockade | 17 | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | - |
| endeavor | 12 | attempt by employing effort | we endeavor to make our customers happy |
| residual | 9 | something left after other parts have been taken away | - |
| provider | 14 | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | - |
| backdoor | 17 | an entrance at the rear of a building | - |
| adoptive | 14 | acquired as your own by free choice | an adoptive country |
| hacienda | 14 | a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries | - |
| ladyship | 17 | a title used to address any peeress except a duchess | - |
| shutdown | 15 | termination of operations | - |
| stampede | 13 | act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse | Companies will now stampede to release their latest software |
| redeemer | 11 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
| audacity | 14 | fearless daring | - |
| backdrop | 19 | scenery hung at back of stage | - |
| fiddling | 14 | (informal) small and of little importance | a fiddling sum of money |
| handmade | 15 | made by hand or a hand process | delicate handmade baby dresses |
| idealist | 9 | someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations | - |
| monoxide | 18 | an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule | - |
| pedigree | 12 | the descendants of one individual | - |
| hillside | 12 | the side or slope of a hill | - |
| watchdog | 18 | a dog trained to guard property | - |
| handbook | 18 | a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | - |
| handball | 14 | a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands | - |
| landfill | 12 | a low area that has been filled in | - |
| compadre | 15 | - | - |
| woodwork | 19 | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | - |
| prudence | 13 | knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | - |
| impudent | 13 | improperly forward or bold | an impudent boy given to insulting strangers |
| rudeness | 9 | a wild or unrefined state | - |
| charades | 14 | guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess | - |
| chloride | 14 | any compound containing a chlorine atom | - |
| svedberg | 15 | Swedish theologian (1688-1772) | - |
| serenade | 9 | a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form | - |
| pendulum | 13 | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity | - |
| radiance | 11 | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light | - |
| anaconda | 11 | large arboreal boa of tropical South America | - |
| wildfire | 15 | a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration | - |
| redirect | 11 | channel into a new direction | redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists |
| blending | 12 | a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | - |
| brooding | 12 | sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body | - |
| aptitude | 11 | inherent ability | - |
| branding | 12 | the act of stigmatizing | - |
| cauldron | 11 | a very large pot that is used for boiling | - |
| stupidly | 14 | in a stupid manner | he had stupidly bought a one way ticket |
| tenderly | 12 | with tenderness; in a tender manner | tenderly she placed her arms round him |
| treading | 10 | - | - |
| hoarding | 13 | large outdoor signboard | - |
| stardust | 9 | a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | - |
| sediment | 11 | matter that has been deposited by some natural process | - |
| sideshow | 15 | a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus) | - |
| adhesive | 15 | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together | - |
| overdone | 12 | represented as greater than is true or reasonable | - |
| birdsong | 12 | the characteristic sound produced by a bird | - |
| hideaway | 18 | a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | - |
| obsidian | 11 | acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces | - |
| landline | 9 | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits | - |
| lodgings | 11 | temporary living quarters | - |
| meridian | 11 | being at the best stage of development | - |
| receding | 12 | a slow or gradual disappearance | - |
| baldrick | 17 | a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip | - |
| gendarme | 12 | a French policeman | - |
| medicare | 13 | health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over | - |
| coldness | 11 | the absence of heat | the coldness made our breath visible |
| escalade | 11 | an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) | - |
| flounder | 12 | walk with great difficulty | - |
| fondling | 13 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| idealism | 11 | elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | - |
| mandrake | 15 | the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic | - |
| cuddling | 13 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| yodeling | 13 | singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto | - |
| takedown | 16 | a crushing remark | - |
| gardenia | 10 | any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers | - |
| labrador | 11 | the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada | - |
| squander | 18 | spend thoughtlessly; throw away | You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree |
| pedicure | 13 | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. | - |
| peroxide | 18 | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels | - |
| outwards | 12 | toward the outside | - |
| anecdote | 11 | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | - |
| mediator | 11 | a negotiator who acts as a link between parties | - |
| indirect | 11 | descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | an indirect descendant of the Stuarts |
| validity | 15 | the quality of being valid and rigorous | - |
| wetlands | 12 | - | - |
| benedick | 17 | a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) | - |
| archduke | 18 | a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria | - |
| busybody | 19 | a person who meddles in the affairs of others | - |
| validate | 12 | give evidence for | - |
| undersea | 9 | beneath the surface of the sea | - |
| stadiums | 11 | - | - |
| shredder | 13 | a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them) | - |
| speedway | 17 | a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles | - |
| hounding | 13 | - | - |
| marinade | 11 | soak in marinade | marinade herring |
| crowding | 15 | a situation in which people or things are crowded together | he didn't like the crowding on the beach |
| woodruff | 18 | Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula | - |
| standoff | 15 | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | - |
| sideline | 9 | a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field | - |
| sledding | 11 | advancing toward a goal | the proposal faces tough sledding |
| alderman | 11 | a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) | - |
| hardball | 14 | a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics | they play hardball in the Senate |
| innuendo | 9 | an indirect (and usually malicious) implication | - |
| updating | 12 | the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something) | criminal records need regular updating |
| inducing | 12 | act of bringing about a desired result | - |
| crusader | 11 | a disputant who advocates reform | - |
| weekdays | 19 | - | - |
| sedation | 9 | the administration of a sedative agent or drug | - |
| redesign | 10 | design anew, make a new design for | - |
| badlands | 12 | an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska | - |
| epidural | 11 | regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery | - |
| cardigan | 12 | slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail | - |
| windpipe | 16 | membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi | - |
| yielding | 13 | the act of conceding or yielding | - |
| intifada | 12 | an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 | the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993 |
| unsteady | 12 | not firmly or solidly positioned | climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder |
| widening | 13 | an increase in width | - |
| roadkill | 13 | the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle | vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill |
| ordnance | 11 | large but transportable armament | - |
| wildness | 12 | a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | the wildness of his anger |
| residing | 10 | - | - |
| periodic | 13 | recurring or reappearing from time to time | periodic feelings of anxiety |
| eldorado | 10 | an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers | - |
| educator | 11 | someone who educates young people | - |
| fluoride | 12 | a salt of hydrofluoric acid | - |
| midlands | 12 | - | - |
| boldness | 11 | the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly | - |
| adjutant | 16 | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | - |
| expedite | 18 | speed up the progress of; facilitate | This should expedite the process |
| mandolin | 11 | a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum | - |
| medicate | 13 | treat medicinally, treat with medicine | - |
| wounding | 13 | causing physical or especially psychological injury | wounding and false charges of disloyalty |
| auditory | 12 | of or relating to the process of hearing | auditory processing |
| badmouth | 16 | speak unfavorably about | She badmouths her husband everywhere |
| kindling | 14 | material for starting a fire | - |
| lucidity | 14 | free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | - |
| laudanum | 11 | narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient | - |
| abductor | 13 | a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line | - |
| standish | 12 | English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) | - |
| pledging | 13 | - | - |
| fiendish | 15 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | a fiendish despot |
| inedible | 11 | not suitable for food | - |
| credence | 13 | a kind of sideboard or buffet | - |
| stockade | 15 | a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) | - |
| unending | 10 | continuing forever or indefinitely | the unending bliss of heaven |
| ringside | 10 | first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring | - |
| pleiades | 11 | a star cluster in the constellation Taurus | - |
| bondsman | 13 | someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else | - |
| escapade | 13 | any carefree episode | - |
| hardness | 12 | devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | - |
| headshot | 15 | an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head | - |
| absurdly | 14 | in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree | an absurdly rich young woman |
| tandoori | 9 | - | - |
| sedition | 9 | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government | - |
| headgear | 13 | clothing for the head | - |
| ladylike | 16 | befitting a woman of good breeding | ladylike manners |
| medalist | 11 | someone who has won a medal | - |
| modestly | 14 | with modesty; in a modest manner | the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare' |
| academia | 13 | the academic world | - |
| windfall | 15 | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | - |
| rhapsody | 17 | an enthusiastic expression of emotion | - |
| redefine | 12 | give a new or different definition of (a word) | - |
| bordello | 11 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
| citywide | 17 | occurring or extending throughout a city | citywide bussing |
| straddle | 10 | range or extend over; occupy a certain area | The plants straddle the entire state |
| undertow | 12 | the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore | - |
| baldness | 11 | the condition of having no hair on the top of the head | - |
| indigent | 10 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| idleness | 9 | having no employment | - |
| sporadic | 13 | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances | a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids |
| rekindle | 13 | arouse again | rekindle hopes |
| quandary | 21 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | - |
| raindrop | 11 | a drop of rain | - |
| beholden | 14 | under a moral obligation to someone | - |
| caboodle | 13 | any collection in its entirety | she bought the whole caboodle |
| facedown | 17 | - | - |
| handrail | 12 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| herdsman | 14 | someone who drives a herd | - |
| marauder | 11 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| subdural | 11 | below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges | - |
| pandemic | 15 | an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world | - |
| beholder | 14 | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses | - |
| heredity | 15 | the total of inherited attributes | - |
| hedonism | 14 | an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good | - |
| idolatry | 12 | the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods | - |
| impeding | 14 | preventing movement | - |
| mesdames | 13 | - | - |
| wizardry | 24 | exceptional creative ability | - |
| studious | 9 | characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading | a quiet studious child |
| trapdoor | 11 | - | - |
| pedantic | 13 | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | - |
| palisade | 11 | surround with a wall in order to fortify | - |
| bodywork | 21 | the exterior body of a motor vehicle | - |
| additive | 13 | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | - |
| jaundice | 18 | yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia | - |
| condense | 11 | make more concise | condense the contents of a book into a summary |
| woodsman | 14 | makes things out of wood | - |
| yuletide | 12 | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 | - |
| soundman | 11 | a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast) | - |
| remedial | 11 | tending to cure or restore to health | remedial surgery |
| prideful | 14 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | walked with a prideful swagger |
| bethesda | 14 | - | - |
| edgewise | 13 | with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge | held it edgewise |
| gridlock | 16 | a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible | - |
| lakeside | 13 | the shore of a lake | - |
| clouding | 12 | the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky | - |
| corduroy | 14 | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton | - |
| candidly | 15 | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that | candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience |
| wordplay | 17 | a humorous play on words | - |
| unburden | 11 | take the burden off; remove the burden from | unburden the donkey |
| rigidity | 13 | the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | - |
| aqueduct | 20 | a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley | - |
| bulldoze | 20 | flatten with or as if with a bulldozer | - |
| adjuster | 16 | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | - |
| fandango | 13 | a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets | - |
| harridan | 12 | a scolding (even vicious) old woman | - |
| gladness | 10 | experiencing joy and pleasure | - |
| creditor | 11 | a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists | - |
| abdicate | 13 | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations | The King abdicated when he married a divorcee |
| wickedly | 21 | in a wicked evil manner | act wickedly |
| teardrop | 11 | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands | - |
| trudging | 11 | - | - |
| slowdown | 15 | the act of slowing down or falling behind | - |
| solidify | 15 | become solid | - |
| amygdala | 15 | an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | - |
| headlock | 18 | a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body | - |
| mandible | 13 | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | - |
| odorless | 9 | having no odor | odorless gas |
| cardamom | 15 | aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | - |
| undercut | 11 | the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column | - |
| sodomite | 11 | someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) | - |
| pedagogy | 16 | the profession of a teacher | pedagogy is recognized as an important profession |
| pederast | 11 | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner | - |
| presidio | 11 | a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings | Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio |
| readable | 11 | easily deciphered | - |
| awarding | 13 | a grant made by a law court | he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court |
| brandish | 14 | move or swing back and forth | - |
| admonish | 14 | take to task | He admonished the child for his bad behavior |
| adaptive | 14 | having a capacity for adaptation | the adaptive coloring of a chameleon |
| addendum | 13 | textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end | - |
| fireside | 12 | home symbolized as a part of the fireplace | fighting in defense of their firesides |
| headlong | 13 | with the head foremost | the runner slid headlong into third base |
| lowlands | 12 | the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous | - |
| lewdness | 12 | the trait of behaving in an obscene manner | - |
| lividity | 15 | unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) | - |
| shrewdly | 18 | in a shrewd manner | - |
| bandanna | 11 | large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | - |
| benadryl | 14 | antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness | - |
| bridging | 13 | - | - |
| burnside | 11 | facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | - |
| gridiron | 10 | a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat | - |
| landfall | 12 | the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) | - |
| cradling | 12 | - | - |
| roadster | 9 | an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat | - |
| sheepdog | 15 | any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep | - |
| redouble | 11 | double again | The noise doubled and redoubled |
| amandine | 11 | - | - |
| birdcage | 14 | a cage in which a bird can be kept | - |
| advocacy | 19 | active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something | - |
| airdrome | 11 | an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | - |
| cascades | 13 | a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range | - |
| underarm | 11 | with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level | - |
| piedmont | 13 | the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley | - |
| boardman | 13 | - | - |
| braiding | 12 | trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains | - |
| gradient | 10 | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal | a five-degree gradient |
| idealize | 18 | form ideals | Man has always idealized |
| glissade | 10 | (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet | - |
| misjudge | 19 | judge incorrectly | - |
| leotards | 9 | skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls | - |
| collider | 11 | an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on | - |
| cordless | 11 | not having a cord | cordless telephone |
| calvados | 14 | dry apple brandy made in Normandy | - |
| unwieldy | 15 | difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape | we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter |
| woodworm | 17 | a larva of a woodborer | - |
| verandah | 15 | a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) | - |
| timidity | 14 | fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions | - |
| tradeoff | 15 | an exchange that occurs as a compromise | I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine |
| spreader | 11 | a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions | - |
| seedling | 10 | young plant or tree grown from a seed | - |
| ardently | 12 | in an ardent manner | the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired |
| begrudge | 13 | wish ill or allow unwillingly | - |
| edifying | 16 | enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement | the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read |
| hedgerow | 16 | a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes | - |
| islander | 9 | an inhabitant of an island | - |
| golconda | 12 | a source of great wealth (especially a mine) | - |
| goodyear | 13 | United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) | - |
| magdalen | 12 | a reformed prostitute | - |
| ordinate | 9 | appoint to a clerical posts | - |
| calender | 11 | a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers | - |
| aardvark | 16 | nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata | - |
| wardroom | 14 | military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) | - |
| wordless | 12 | expressed without speech | choking exasperation and wordless shame |
| sulphide | 14 | a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive | - |
| shouldst | 12 | - | - |
| slapdash | 14 | marked by great carelessness | slapdash work |
| preclude | 13 | make impossible, especially beforehand | - |
| readjust | 16 | adjust again after an initial failure | - |
| antibody | 14 | any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response | - |
| blinders | 11 | - | - |
| fedayeen | 15 | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel | - |
| ganymede | 15 | (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods | - |
| handcart | 14 | wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | he used a handcart to carry the rocks away |
| honeydew | 18 | the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh | - |
