7-letter words containing a, n, d, r, e
- darnest — give a darn. damn (def 14).
- darnley — Lord. title of Henry Stuart (or Stewart). 1545–67, Scottish nobleman; second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father of James I of England. After murdering his wife's secretary, Rizzio (1566), he was himself assassinated (1567)
- daunder — a walk or amble
- daunter — One who daunts.
- deanery — the office or residence of dean
- dearnly — in a solitary or unseen manner
- denarii — a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
- denmark — a kingdom in N Europe, between the Baltic and the North Sea: consists of the mainland of Jutland and about 100 inhabited islands (chiefly Zealand, Lolland, Funen, Falster, Langeland, and Bornholm); extended its territory throughout the Middle Ages, ruling Sweden until 1523 and Norway until 1814, and incorporating Greenland as a province from 1953 to 1979; joined the Common Market (now the EU) in 1973; an important exporter of dairy produce. Language: Danish. Religion: Christian, Lutheran majority. Currency: krone. Capital: Copenhagen. Pop: 5 556 452 (2013 est). Area: 43 031 sq km (16 614 sq miles)
- dentary — a bone in the lower jaw of non-mammalian vertebrates, which holds the teeth
- deraign — to contest (a claim, suit, etc)
- derange — to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- dextran — a polysaccharide produced by the action of bacteria on sucrose: used as a substitute for plasma in blood transfusions
- dracone — A large bag used to transport a petroleum product (especially unprocessed crude oil) by sea.
- dragnet — a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- drainer — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- drammen — a port in S Norway. Pop: 56 688 (2004 est)
- dunarea — Romanian name of the Dvina.
- duramen — heartwood.
- durance — incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- durante — James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- endarch — (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem internal to that formed later
- endears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of endear.
- enguard — (obsolete) To surround as with a guard.
- enraged — Very angry; furious.
- entrada — (historical) An armed incursion of Spanish conquistadors into American territories.
- erdoğan — Recep Tayyip (reˈdʒep tɑjˈjip). born 1954, Turkish statesman; prime minister (2003–14); president from 2014
- errands — A short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else's behalf.
- franked — Simple past tense and past participle of frank.
- friedan — Betty (Naomi Goldstein) [gohld-steen] /ˈgoʊld stin/ (Show IPA), 1921–2006, U.S. women's-rights leader and writer.
- ganders — Plural form of gander.
- gardena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- gardens — a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- gardner — Erle Stanley [url] /ɜrl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.
- gnarled — (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted.
- gradine — A low step or ledge, especially one at the back of an altar.
- grained — having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains (usually used in combination): fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.
- granade — Obsolete form of grenade.
- grandee — a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- grander — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- granted — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- grenada — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- grenade — a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- groaned — Simple past tense and past participle of groan.
- handers — Plural form of hander.
- handier — Comparative form of handy.
- handler — a person or thing that handles.
- hardens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harden.
- henyard — A yard or similar area where hens run free.