8-letter words containing ld
- cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- cd tilde — /C-D til-d*/ To go home. From the Unix C shell and Korn-shell command "cd ~", which takes one to one's "$HOME" directory. "cd" with no arguments does the same thing.
- chaldaic — an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
- childbed — the condition of giving birth to a child
- childern — Eye dialect of children.
- childers — (Robert) Erskine. 1870–1922, Irish politician, executed by the Irish Free State for his IRA activities: author of the spy story The Riddle of the Sands (1903)
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- children — Children is the plural of child.
- clotilda — ?475–?545 ad, wife of Clovis I of the Franks, whom she converted (496) to Christianity
- coaldust — fine particles of coal
- coholder — one of two or more people who hold a title, deed, record, etc, at the same time
- cold cut — Usually, cold cuts. slices of unheated salami, bologna, ham, liverwurst, turkey, or other meats and sometimes cheeses.
- cold one — a glass, can, or bottle of cold beer.
- cold war — The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War.
- coldcock — to knock (a person) to the ground
- coldness — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- coldslaw — coleslaw.
- coldwork — The elimination of flaws and rough or sharp areas on the surface of blown or cast glass objects; usually achieved by some combination of grinding and polishing.
- cooldown — a series of gentle stretching exercises conducted after strenuous activity in order to allow the heart rate to gradually return to normal
- copyhold — a tenure less than freehold of land in England evidenced by a copy of the Court roll
- cotswold — a breed of sheep with long wool that originated in the Cotswolds. It is believed to be one of the oldest breeds in the world
- could be — It's possible
- could've — Could've is the usual spoken form of 'could have', when 'have' is an auxiliary verb.
- couldest — Alternative form of couldst.
- couldn't — Couldn't is the usual spoken form of 'could not'.
- cuckolds — Plural form of cuckold.
- culdesac — Alternative spelling of cul-de-sac.
- danegeld — the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders
- demibold — Semibold.
- devildom — the rule or power of the devil or devils
- dieldrin — a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.
- doldrums — A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
- downhold — the act of keeping spending, expenses, losses, inflation, etc., as low as possible or advisable.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- eldritch — Weird and sinister or ghostly.
- embolden — Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- enfolded — Simple past tense and past participle of enfold.
- enshield — to protect
- evildoer — A person who commits profoundly immoral and malevolent deeds.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faldetta — a hooded cape worn by Maltese women
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- feldsher — (in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- fielders — Plural form of fielder.