8-letter words containing d, r, e, g
- perigord — a division of the former province of Guienne, in SW France.
- porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
- pre-aged — (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged.
- pregrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- preguide — to give (somebody) guidance in advance
- prejudge — to judge beforehand.
- prograde — to (cause to) advance towards the sea by progradation
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- readings — Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860–1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
- readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- receding — to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- red flag — communist symbol
- red sage — a showy, rank-smelling shrub, Lantana camara, of tropical America, having yellow flowers that turn orange or red.
- red wing — (Tantangamini) c1750–c1825, Sioux leader.
- red-flag — to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose: The department has red-flagged the most urgent repair work to be done.
- redamage — to damage again
- redargue — to prove wrong or invalid; disprove; refute.
- redesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- redgrave — Sir Michael (Scudamore) [skuhd-uh-mawr,, -mohr,, skoo-duh-] /ˈskʌd əˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr,, ˈsku də-/ (Show IPA), 1908–85, English actor.
- redigest — to digest again
- redlight — a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”.
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- reedling — the bearded tit.
- regarded — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- regarder — someone who monitored woodlands and forest areas
- regicide — the killing of a king.
- reginald — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- reground — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- remerged — to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- renegade — a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
- renegado — a renegade.
- repledge — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- residing — to replace the siding on (a building).
- resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- revenged — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
- rhagades — linear cracks or scars found in the skin at the angles of the nose and mouth which are one of the later signs of congenital syphilis
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rigidize — to make rigid, as through special processing or the addition of chemicals, plastics, etc.: rigidized aluminum.
- ringdove — a small Old World dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
- ringside — the area immediately surrounding a ring, especially the area occupied by the first row of seats on all sides of a boxing or wrestling ring.
- rodeoing — a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- ruggedly — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
- rutledge — Ann, 1816–35, fiancée of Abraham Lincoln.
- sardegna — a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
- savegard — safe conduct, protection
- scragged — a lean or scrawny person or animal.