8-letter words containing d, e, i, r
- lowrider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- luderick — An edible, herbivorous fish of Australasian coastal waters and estuaries.
- luderitz — a seaport in SW Namibia: diamond-mining center.
- lyrebird — an Australian passerine bird of the genus Menura, the male of which has a long tail that is lyrate when spread.
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- maderise — become reddish
- maderize — (wine) oxidize.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- manrider — a train used to carry miners into a coal mine
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- margined — Having a margin.
- marinade — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marrieds — Plural form of married.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- medicare — (sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.
- mediocer — Obsolete form of mediocre.
- mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- memoried — having a memory (usually used in combination): short-memoried; long-memoried.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- meredith — George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet.
- meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
- merienda — a light meal esp. in the late afternoon
- mermaids — Plural form of mermaid.
- messidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the tenth month of the year, extending from June 19 to July 18.
- mid-rise — (of a building) having a moderately large number of stories, usually five to ten, and equipped with elevators.
- mid-year — the middle of the year.
- midlifer — a middle-aged person
- midrange — of, relating to, or occupying the middle audio frequencies: a midrange frequency.
- midterms — Plural form of midterm.
- midwater — The part of a body of water near neither the bottom nor the surface.
- midyears — Plural form of midyear.
- migrated — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- mindware — The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
- mirrored — a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
- miscreed — a false creed
- misdread — a fear or dread of evil
- misdrive — to drive or guide badly
- misfired — Simple past tense and past participle of misfire.
- misgrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- misheard — to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.
- misorder — to put (items, events, etc) into the incorrect order
- misrated — Rated incorrectly.
- misreads — Plural form of misread.
- misruled — Simple past tense and past participle of misrule.
- mistered — Simple past tense and past participle of mister.
- miswired — Wired incorrectly.
- mithered — Simple past tense and past participle of mither.
- modifier — a person or thing that modifies.
- moidores — Plural form of moidore.
- mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.