8-letter words containing a, n, t, i, d
- distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- distrain — to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- divalent — having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- dividant — (obsolete) different; distinct.
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donating — Present participle of donate.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- donatist — a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- donative — a gift or donation.
- dotation — an endowment.
- drafting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- dratting — to damn; confound: Drat your interference.
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- entailed — Simple past tense and past participle of entail.
- gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- handiest — superlative form of handy: most handy.
- handlist — a list, as of the contents of a collection, containing few details
- hindcast — to test (a mathematical model) by observing whether it would have correctly predicted a historical event
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- ideating — to form an idea, thought, or image of.
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- incanted — Simple past tense and past participle of incant.
- indagate — to investigate; research.
- indicant — something that indicates; indicator.
- indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- inkstand — a small stand, usually on a desk, for holding ink, pens, etc.
- instated — to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- intailed — Simple past tense and past participle of intail.
- intifada — (sometimes initial capital letter) a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- intraday — occurring during a single day.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- inundant — flooding or overflowing.
- inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- katahdin — Mount, the highest peak in Maine, in the central part. 5273 feet (1607 meters).
- lineated — marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- medicant — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- miniated — Simple past tense and past participle of miniate.
- mitnaged — an orthodox opponent of Chassidism
- nidation — implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.