8-letter words containing d, n, r
- cryptand — (chemistry) any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms.
- curdling — Present participle of curdle.
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cyprinid — any teleost fish of the mainly freshwater family Cyprinidae, typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales and including such food and game fishes as the carp, tench, roach, rudd, and dace
- d region — the lowest region of the ionosphere, extending from a height of about 60 kilometres to about 90 kilometres: contains a low concentration of free electrons and reflects low-frequency radio waves
- dahlgren — John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- daintier — Comparative form of dainty.
- dairying — the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products
- dairyman — a man who works in a dairy or deals in dairy products
- dairymen — Plural form of dairyman.
- damanhur — a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)
- dampener — to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dandered — Simple past tense and past participle of dander.
- dandriff — Archaic spelling of dandruff.
- dandruff — Dandruff is small white pieces of dead skin in someone's hair, or fallen from someone's hair.
- danewort — a caprifoliaceous shrub, Sambucus ebulus, native to Europe and Asia and having serrated leaves and white flowers
- dangered — Simple past tense and past participle of danger.
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- dardanus — the son of Zeus and Electra who founded the royal house of Troy
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
- darkener — One who or that which darkens.
- darkling — in the dark or night
- darkmans — night-time
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- darktown — a part of a town or city inhabited largely by blacks.
- darlings — Plural form of darling.
- darndest — Alternative spelling of darnedest.
- darraine — clear of guilt
- darshana — any of the six principal systems of philosophy.
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- dead run — a steady run at top speed: The centerfielder caught the ball on the dead run.
- deadborn — (dated, rare) Stillborn.
- deadener — to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the senses; to deaden the force of a blow.
- dearborn — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit: automobile industry. Pop: 96 670 (2003 est)
- dearness — beloved or loved: a dear friend.
- dearnful — gloomy or heavy-hearted
- debonair — A man who is debonair is confident, charming, and well-dressed.
- debrecen — a city in E Hungary: seat of the revolutionary government of 1849. Pop: 205 881 (2003 est)
- debunker — to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.
- decanter — A decanter is a glass container that you use for serving wine, sherry, or port.
- 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.
- decliner — One who declines.
- decrying — Present participle of decry.