8-letter words containing d, r, a, y
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- draftily — In a drafty manner.
- drangway — a narrow lane; passageway
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- dreamery — the dream world
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- driftway — A common road or path for driving cattle.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- dry land — terra firma, earth
- dry wash — clothes, curtains, etc., washed and dried but not yet ironed. Compare wet wash.
- dry-farm — to engage in dryland farming.
- dry-salt — to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- dry-wall — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- drywalls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall.
- du barry — Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dynatron — an electron tube, usually a tetrode, that produces an oscillating current at certain frequencies
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- endarchy — a central government
- everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- farmyard — a yard or enclosure surrounded by or connected with farm buildings.
- federacy — a confederacy.
- feedyard — an area where cattle are kept and fed when being fattened for market
- forelady — a forewoman.
- foreyard — a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
- frybread — a Native American fried bread made with wheat or corn flour, often served on special occasions
- gadgetry — mechanical or electronic contrivances; gadgets: the gadgetry of the well-equipped modern kitchen.
- gardyloo — (Scotland, obsolete) Used by servants in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late the 1930s and 1940s, when many people had no indoor toilets.
- goodyear — Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.
- gradably — In a gradable manner.
- greyhead — a person with grey hair
- gynandry — hermaphroditism.
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- halyards — Plural form of halyard.
- hardbody — a person who is muscular and physically fit.
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hayrides — Plural form of hayride.
- hazardry — the taking of risks
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- hoorayed — Simple past tense and past participle of hooray.
- hurrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of hurray.
- hydracid — an acid that does not contain oxygen, as hydrochloric acid, HCl.
- hydranth — the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
- hydrants — Plural form of hydrant.