8-Letter Nouns Ending With D

1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

1. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

1. people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped

1. device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like

2. holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung

1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

1. a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

2. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels

1. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

1. the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range

2. electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

1. the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

2. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command

1. the country where you were born

1. elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

1. the area in which something exists or lives

1. a card for sending messages by post without an envelope

1. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

2. a number to be divided by another number

1. the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

1. a clergyman who watches over a group of people

2. a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

1. a landowner who leases to others

1. the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

1. land that is covered with trees and shrubs

1. people who are defeated

1. the grounds in back of a house

1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

1. someone who is no longer alive

1. a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced

1. the leading units moving at the head of an army

2. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

1. work that a person is expected to do in a specified time

1. a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes

2. a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies

1. an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power

2. an excessive burden

1. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

2. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences

1. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

1. someone who is no longer alive

1. the part of the face above the eyes

2. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits

1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

1. a person afflicted with paranoia

1. people collectively who are mentally retarded

1. the male is bright red with black wings and tail

2. eastern subspecies of northern oriole

1. a motorboat with an outboard motor

2. internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat

1. hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork

2. any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black

1. a rural area where farming is practiced

2. arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops

1. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

1. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

1. a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

1. an estate held in fee simple or for life

2. tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life

1. a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

2. the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page

1. a place where planes take off and land

1. a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

1. a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

1. any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

1. fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

2. blue North American songbird

1. a workplace where ships are built or repaired

1. wood used for fuel

1. a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

2. a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

1. a band worn around or over the head

1. a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse

1. (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

1. a branch or a part of a tree that is dead

2. someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded

1. a form of solitaire that involves gambling

1. the direction from which the wind is coming

2. the side of something that is toward the wind

1. food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards

2. pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout

1. the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

1. anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

2. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

1. a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)

1. any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

1. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

1. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

1. the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases

1. a person who has general authority over others

1. handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork

2. Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood

1. an automaton that resembles a human being

1. a yard adjoining a barn

1. a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

1. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

1. small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

1. freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines

2. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States

1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

2. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

1. handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties

2. exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees

1. the center of mass of an object of uniform density

1. medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

2. white Arctic bunting

1. music composed for dancing the saraband

2. a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time

1. any bird having a musical call

1. a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river

1. the framework of a bed

1. long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp

2. large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys

1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

1. the seed of flax used as a source of oil

1. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

1. an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine

1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

1. an area adjacent to farm buildings

1. the source of water for a well

2. a structure built over a well

1. any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium

1. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

1. the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying

1. a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

1. a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent

2. a person whose head is bald or shaved

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

2. annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads

1. underworld organizations

1. a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor

1. an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle

1. a chronic drinker

1. soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters

1. someone recently married

1. a freshwater pond with fish

1. the last few hours before death

2. the bed on which a person dies

1. seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil

1. an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

1. in a subordinate position

2. a personal maid or female attendant

1. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

1. natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

1. a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

1. air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

1. characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia

1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

1. direction toward the rear

1. a place where boats are built or maintained or stored

1. medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes

1. a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages

2. a large cask especially one holding 63 gals

1. a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland

1. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

1. any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit

1. a shed for storing tools