8-letter words containing d, r, a, y
- copyread — to subedit
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- cowardry — Lb uncommon Cowardice.
- crayoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crayon.
- cryptand — (chemistry) any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms.
- custardy — resembling custard
- d'arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- dactylar — of or pertaining to a dactyl
- 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.
- damp-dry — (of something, such as a garment, that has been drying) nearly dry but still damp
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dapperly — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- dare say — to think likely; suppose
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- dastardy — cowardice
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.
- dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day girl — a girl who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
- day room — A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.
- day trip — A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- day-trip — to travel as a day-tripper.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- daytaler — a worker who is appointed and paid on a daily basis
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- deeryard — a place where deer congregate to spend the winter
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- defrayed — to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- dermally — In a dermal way; of or to the skin.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- diatryma — A big-beaked prehistoric bird in the genus Gastornis, larger than the ostrich, believed to have become extinct 15- to 25-million years ago due to a vast climate change.
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- disarray — to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
- dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
- donatary — the recipient of a donation
- donatory — a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- doorways — Plural form of doorway.
- dooryard — a yard in front of the door of a house.