8-letter words containing d, e, i, r
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- residuum — the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
- resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- resinoid — resinlike.
- resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- retained — to keep possession of.
- retinoid — Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- retitled — the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- rewinded — an act or instance of rewinding.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- ricebird — Southern U.S. the bobolink.
- richweed — clearweed.
- riddance — the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- ride out — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- rideable — capable of being ridden, as a horse.
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- rietveld — Gerrit Thomas [kher-it toh-mahs] /ˈxɛr ɪt ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, Dutch architect.
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rigidize — to make rigid, as through special processing or the addition of chemicals, plastics, etc.: rigidized aluminum.
- rijndael — Advanced Encryption Standard
- rindless — a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats: watermelon rind; orange rind; bacon rind.
- ringdove — a small Old World dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
- ringside — the area immediately surrounding a ring, especially the area occupied by the first row of seats on all sides of a boxing or wrestling ring.
- rip-tide — a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riverbed — the channel in which a river flows or formerly flowed.
- rivetted — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- roadside — the side or border of the road; wayside.
- rodentia — the order comprising the rodents.
- rodeoing — a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- roderick — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “ruler.”.
- roskilde — a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.
- ruddiest — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- salaried — receiving a salary: a salaried employee.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- sclereid — a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scripted — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scurried — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- semiarid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semihard — partly hard; not completely hard
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- serendip — Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- seriffed — (of a letter or typeface) having serifs