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8-letter words containing n, a, d, c

  • ascidian — any minute marine invertebrate animal of the class Ascidiacea, such as the sea squirt, the adults of which are degenerate and sedentary: subphylum Tunicata (tunicates)
  • asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
  • 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)
  • audience — The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
  • 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
  • backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
  • backends — Plural form of backend.
  • 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
  • backwind — to divert wind against the lee side of (a sail) from another sail.
  • 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.
  • bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
  • beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
  • beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
  • bin card — an index card in or affixed to a bin identifying its contents
  • blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
  • blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
  • braconid — any member of the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps
  • brancard — a litter hung on poles, carried between two horses, one in front and the other behind
  • branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
  • c++linda — (language)  
  • cabstand — a taxi rank
  • caddying — Present participle of caddy.
  • cadenced — having or marked by a rhythmical cadence: the cadenced steps of marching troops.
  • cadences — Plural form of cadence.
  • cadenzas — Plural form of cadenza.
  • cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
  • cadinene — (organic compound) Any of a group of isomeric sesquiterpenes found in juniper essential oil.
  • cadreman — an officer or enlisted person in a military cadre.
  • caducean — relating to a caduceus
  • caftaned — wearing a caftan
  • calandra — A large Eurasian lark with a stout bill and a black patch on each side of the neck.
  • calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
  • caldrons — Plural form of caldron (Alternative spelling of cauldrons).
  • calendal — relating to the calends
  • calendar — A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days.
  • calender — a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
  • calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
  • canadarm — a type of robotic arm, developed in Canada, used on space vehicles
  • canadian — Canadian means belonging or relating to Canada, or to its people or culture.
  • canceled — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
  • cancered — affected by cancer
  • cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
  • candelas — Plural form of candela.
  • candidal — relating to candida
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