8-letter words containing d, e, i, r
- mortised — a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mouldier — Comparative form of mouldy.
- muraenid — any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- murexide — a reddish-purple, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 8 N 6 O 6 , having a green luster, formerly used as a dye.
- naderism — the philosophy and beliefs of consumerism and environmentalism preached by Ralph Nader
- nearside — (British) the left side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle.
- needfire — spontaneous combustion.
- nephroid — kidney-shaped
- nerdiest — Slang. of or like a nerd.
- nickered — neigh.
- nitrated — Reacted, or treated with nitric acid or a nitrate.
- nitrides — Plural form of nitride.
- norridge — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ochidore — a crab, variously the shore crab (Carcinus Maenas), spider crab (esp of the family Maioidea), or swimming crab (esp of the family Portunidae)
- odorizer — A device to add odor to a gas.
- offsider — an assistant or helper.
- oilfired — (of central heating) using oil as fuel
- oldtimer — An elderly person.
- ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordainee — a person who has been recently ordained as a new member of the clergy.
- ordainer — A person (usually a clergyman) who ordains.
- ordering — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- ordinate — Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- organdie — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- orielled — having an oriel window
- oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- outdrive — Drive a golf ball farther than (another player).
- outrider — a mounted attendant riding before or beside a carriage.
- outrides — Plural form of outride.
- outsider — a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.: Society often regards the artist as an outsider.
- ovenbird — an American warbler, Seiurus aurocapillus, that builds an oven-shaped nest of leaves, twigs, etc., on the forest floor.
- overbind — To bind or restrict to an excessive extent.
- overedit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- overgild — to cover with gilding.
- overgird — to gird too tightly
- overidle — too idle
- overkind — too kind
- overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
- overlied — to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- overmild — too mild
- overpaid — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- override — to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers.
- overside — over the side, as of a ship.
- overwide — too wide
- overwind — to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
- oxbridge — Oxford or Cambridge University, or both, especially in contrast with the redbrick universities of England.
- oxidizer — oxidant.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- parodied — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- pedalier — the pedal-board of an organ, piano, etc