8-letter words containing d, r, a, m, i
- grimdark — (fandom) Having a gloomy, dystopian atmosphere.
- hreidmar — (in the Volsunga Saga) the father of Fafnir, Otter, and Regin. He demanded wergild from the gods for killing Otter, and was killed by Fafnir when he got it.
- hydremia — the state of having an excess of water in the blood.
- ideogram — a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
- idiogram — Karyogram.
- impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- imparted — Simple past tense and past participle of impart.
- jeremiad — a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- maderise — become reddish
- maderize — (wine) oxidize.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- 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.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- 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.
- meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
- merienda — a light meal esp. in the late afternoon
- mermaids — Plural form of mermaid.
- mid-year — the middle of the year.
- midbrain — the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- midrange — of, relating to, or occupying the middle audio frequencies: a midrange frequency.
- 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.
- milliard — one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.
- mindware — The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
- miradors — Plural form of mirador.
- misandry — hatred of males.
- misaward — to award wrongly
- misbrand — to brand or label erroneously.
- misdrawn — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- misdread — a fear or dread of evil
- 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.
- misrated — Rated incorrectly.
- misreads — Plural form of misread.