8-letter words containing a, d, u, r, e
- devaluer — One who, or that which, devalues.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- drawtube — a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- drumhead — the membrane stretched upon a drum.
- dungaree — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- durative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- eardrums — Plural form of eardrum.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- endurant — Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- eupatrid — One well born, or of noble birth.
- eurocard — A range of standard circuit board sizes. Normal double Eurocard = 233.4 x 160 mm Extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 220 mm Super extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 250 mm Hyper extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 280 mm
- euroland — also Eurozone
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- 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.
- furcated — Forked or branched.
- 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.
- graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- graduses — Plural form of gradus.
- grandeur — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- guardage — the state of being in the care of a guardian
- hachured — one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- hurrahed — Simple past tense and past participle of hurrah.
- hurrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of hurray.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- judicare — a federally funded program providing free or low-cost legal services to the poor.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- laureled — Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
- madurese — a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- marauded — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- marauder — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- medullar — Medullary.