8-letter words containing a, d, e, u, n
- dungheap — pile of dung
- dunkable — (informal) Suitable for dunking (as of food).
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- endurant — Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- eudaemon — A good or benevolent spirit.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- flaunted — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- fundable — Able to be funded; deserving of funds.
- furnaced — (in combinations) having a particular type or number of furnaces.
- gazunder — (of a buyer) lower the amount of an offer made on a property and accepted by (a seller) at the time of final negotiations.
- glandule — (anatomy) A small gland or secreting vessel.
- grandeur — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- haunched — the hip.
- headhunt — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- induciae — the time limit given for a defendant to appear in court after first receiving a citation to appear
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- induviae — withered leaves which decay on the tree instead of falling off; also, parts of petals (corolla) or sepals (calyx) with the same behaviour
- inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- junkhead — (slang) a junkie, drug addict.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- lunkhead — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- mundanes — Plural form of mundane.
- muraenid — any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- outdance — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- paludine — marshy
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- pendular — of or relating to a pendulum.
- poundage — confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
- saunders — Dame Cicely. 1918–2005, British philanthropist: founded St Christopher's Hospice in 1967 for the care of the terminally ill, upon which the modern hospice movement is modelled. Her books include Living with Dying (1983)
- seahound — a dogfish
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- sudanese — a native or inhabitant of Sudan.
- sunbaked — baked by exposure to the sun, as bricks.
- sunshade — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- transude — to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- turbaned — a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- ulan ude — an automomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia, E of Lake Baikal. About 35,650 sq. mi. (351,300 sq. km). Capital: Ulan Ude.
- ulan-ude — an automomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia, E of Lake Baikal. About 35,650 sq. mi. (351,300 sq. km). Capital: Ulan Ude.
- un-jaded — dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
- unabased — (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
- unabated — with undiminished force, power, or vigor.