8-letter words containing d, r, y, s
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hydrosol — a colloidal suspension in water.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- jaybirds — Plural form of jaybird.
- jerseyed — Dressed in a jersey.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- keycards — Plural form of keycard.
- keywords — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- lanyards — Plural form of lanyard.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- lysandra — a female given name.
- midstory — the layer of vegetation in a forest that consists of those trees whose height is in between the heights of the smallest and tallest trees
- midyears — Plural form of midyear.
- misandry — hatred of males.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- oystered — veneered with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.
- prestudy — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- pseudery — pretentious talk
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- reynolds — a male given name, form of Reginald.
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- rowdyish — like or characteristic of a rowdy.
- rowdyism — rough, disorderly behavior.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- sardonyx — a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
- saturday — the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
- savoyard — a native or inhabitant of Savoy.
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- shrewdly — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- shuddery — trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- skydiver — freefalling parachutist
- sliddery — slippery
- smouldry — smouldering
- soldiery — soldiers collectively.
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- sordidly — morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
- spin-dry — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- storeyed — having stories or floors (often used in combination): a two-storied house.
- sturdily — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sudatory — pertaining to or causing sweating.
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- surveyed — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- syndrome — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.