8-letter words containing c, r, e, d
- crusaded — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- crusades — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crutched — Simple past tense and past participle of crutch.
- cuddlier — suitable for or inviting cuddling: a cuddly teddy bear.
- cudgeler — One who beats with a cudgel.
- cudgerie — a large tropical rutaceous tree, Flindersia schottina, having light-coloured wood
- cue card — a card, unseen by the audience, carrying dialogue, lyrics, etc. as an aid to a television performer
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- cumbered — Simple past tense and past participle of cumber.
- curbside — at the curb or on the sidewalk adjacent to the street
- curetted — to scrape with a curette.
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cursored — Simple past tense and past participle of cursor.
- curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cyphered — Simple past tense and past participle of cypher.
- dalcroze — Jaques-Dalcroze.
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- debrecen — a city in E Hungary: seat of the revolutionary government of 1849. Pop: 205 881 (2003 est)
- dec wars — A 1983 Usenet posting by Alan Hastings and Steve Tarr spoofing the "Star Wars" movies in hackish terms. Some years later, ESR (disappointed by Hastings and Tarr's failure to exploit a great premise more thoroughly) posted a 3-times-longer complete rewrite called "Unix WARS"; the two are often confused.
- decagram — dekagram
- decanter — A decanter is a glass container that you use for serving wine, sherry, or port.
- deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- december — December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Western calendar.
- decemvir — (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- decenter — to cause to undergo a shift away from what has been its traditional center, focus, orientation, or emphasis
- decentre — to take away a temporary support from
- decerned — Scots Law. to enter a judicial decree.
- deciders — Plural form of decider.
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- decipher — to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
- declared — stated openly, officially, or formally
- declarer — a person who declares
- declares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declare.
- decliner — One who declines.
- decoders — Plural form of decoder.
- decolour — to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- decreets — Plural form of decreet.
- decrepid — Obsolete spelling of decrepit (17th-20th c.).
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.