7-letter words containing a, u, r
- daubery — the act or an instance of daubing
- daumier — Honoré (ɔnɔre). 1808–79, French painter and lithographer, noted particularly for his political and social caricatures
- daunder — a walk or amble
- daunter — One who daunts.
- decatur — Stephen. 1779–1820, US naval officer, noted for his raid on Tripoli harbour (1804) and his role in the War of 1812
- defraud — If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- desugar — to rewrite (computer code) in a more refined and concise form; to remove all unnecessary syntactical elements from (computer code)
- diquark — a low-energy configuration of two quarks attracted to one another by virtue of having antisymmetric colours and spins
- diurnal — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- dobruja — a region in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the Danube River and the Black Sea. 2970 sq. mi. (7690 sq. km).
- dracula — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- drag up — old subject: raise again
- drapeau — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1916–1999, Canadian lawyer and politician: mayor of Montreal 1954–57 and 1960–86.
- draught — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draw up — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- drugola — a bribe or secret payment made with illegal drugs.
- du gard — Roger [raw-zhey] /rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1958, French novelist: Nobel prize 1937.
- duarchy — a government or form of government in which power is vested equally in two rulers.
- dullard — a stupid, insensitive person.
- dunarea — Romanian name of the Dvina.
- dunnart — Any species of the genus Sminthopsis of small carnivorous marsupials that resemble mice or shrews.
- durable — able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
- durably — In a durable manner.
- duramen — heartwood.
- durance — incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- durango — a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- durante — James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- duranty — Walter, 1884–1957, English journalist and author in the U.S.
- durazzo — Italian name of Durrës.
- durians — Plural form of durian.
- durmast — a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- dustrag — a piece of fabric that is used to dust surfaces
- dysuria — difficult or painful urination.
- earbuds — Plural form of earbud.
- eardrum — a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.
- earmuff — either of a pair of often adjustable coverings for protecting the ears in cold weather.
- earplug — a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- ecuador — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- educrat — An education administrator.
- enamour — Alternative spelling of enamor.
- enguard — (obsolete) To surround as with a guard.
- epulary — of or relating to feasting
- epurate — to purify
- equator — An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 °.
- erasmus — Desiderius (ˌdɛzɪˈdɪərɪəs), real name Gerhard Gerhards. ?1466–1536, Dutch humanist, the leading scholar of the Renaissance in northern Europe. He published the first Greek edition of the New Testament in 1516; his other works include the satirical Encomium Moriae (1509); Colloquia (1519), a series of dialogues; and an attack on the theology of Luther, De Libero Arbitrio (1524)
- erastus — Thomas(born Thomas Liebler or Lieber) 1524-83; Ger. theologian & physician
- erasure — The removal of writing, recorded material, or data.
- erratum — An error in printing or writing.
- estrual — pertaining to estrus
- estuary — The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.