6-letter words containing d, r, u
- obdure — (obsolete) To harden.
- odours — Plural form of odour.
- ordure — dung; manure; excrement.
- ormuzd — Ahura Mazda.
- outred — to be redder than
- perdue — hidden; concealed; obscured.
- perdus — hidden; concealed; obscured.
- poured — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- pruned — Archaic. to preen.
- pudder — a small pool or something resembling a pool
- pudeur — a holding back or concealing from others, as of one's intimate feelings; reserve; restraint
- purdah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- pureed — a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- purled — the action or sound of purling.
- purred — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- pursed — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- putrid — in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- quadr- — quadri-
- quadra — a small molding, as a fillet.
- quired — Simple past tense and past participle of quire.
- radeau — an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- radium — Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- radius — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- radula — a chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks, set with numerous, minute, horny teeth and drawn backward and forward over the floor of the mouth in the process of breaking up food.
- raucid — raucous
- redbud — an American tree, Cercis canadensis, of the legume family, resembling the Eurasian Judas tree and having small, budlike, pink flowers: the state tree of Oklahoma.
- redbug — chigger (def 1).
- redout — a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- reduct — to reduce.
- reduit — a military construction which troops use to defend themselves while holding out an attack
- refund — to fund anew.
- remuda — a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- retund — to weaken, dull or blunt
- reused — noting wool that previously has been spun, woven, and used.
- rotund — round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit.
- rouged — any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- roused — to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- routed — a bellow.
- ruanda — a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- rubbed — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rubied — having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
- ruched — a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- rucked — a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- rudder — Nautical. a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel's direction when in motion.
- ruddle — a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc.
- rudely — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- rudery — the quality of being rude (in various senses); rudeness
- rudest — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- rudish — somewhat rude