8-letter words containing d, i, r, t
- podiatry — the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
- portside — situated on the port side
- pre-edit — to edit in advance
- preadmit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- preaudit — an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- precited — cited previously
- proditor — a traitor
- punditry — the opinions or methods of pundits.
- qadarite — a member of the Qadariyah.
- rabbited — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbit.
- rabidity — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- radiants — Plural form of radiant.
- radiated — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- radiator — a person or thing that radiates.
- radiatus — (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
- radicant — rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- radicate — to (cause to) take root
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- raindate — an alternative date proposed in case of rain
- rapidity — a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.
- raticide — a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- ratified — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- rationed — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- re-admit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- re-audit — an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- re-sited — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- readdict — to cause (a person) to become addicted to something again
- red kite — a large, rare, bird of prey, Milvus milvus, of parts of Europe and Africa: family Accipitridae
- red mist — a feeling of extreme anger that clouds one's judgment temporarily
- red tide — a brownish-red discoloration of marine waters caused by the presence of enormous numbers of certain microscopic flagellates, especially the dinoflagellates, that often produce a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in the tissues of shellfish, making them poisonous when eaten by humans and other vertebrates.
- redditch — a town in W central England, in N Worcestershire: designated a new town in the mid-1960s; metal-working industries. Pop: 74 803 (2001)
- redigest — to digest again
- redirect — to direct again.
- redistil — to distil again, usually to purify further
- redivert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- redlight — a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”.
- redshift — a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
- redshirt — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- reedited — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- refitted — to fit, prepare, or equip again.
- reindict — (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder.
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- remitted — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- requited — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- 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.