8-letter words containing d, r, y
- broidery — a piece of embroidery
- broodily — in a broody manner
- brynhild — a Valkyrie won as the wife of Gunnar by Sigurd who wakes her from an enchanted sleep: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied
- buraydah — a town and oasis in central Saudi Arabia. Pop: 462 000 (2005 est)
- burgundy — Burgundy is used to describe things that are purplish-red in colour.
- calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
- card key — a small plastic card with magnetic coding that is read electronically when inserted into a scanner and used in place of a key to open locks, hotel doors, etc.
- card-key — a small plastic card with magnetic coding that is read electronically when inserted into a scanner and used in place of a key to open locks, hotel doors, etc.
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- charlady — a charwoman
- cheddary — resembling or pertaining to cheddar cheese
- chytrids — Plural form of chytrid.
- cityward — towards a city
- co derry — County Londonderry
- coalyard — an enclosed or open area used for the storage of coal
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- copyread — to subedit
- corduroy — Corduroy is thick cotton cloth with parallel raised lines on the outside.
- 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.
- credibly — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- criseyde — Cressida
- cry down — to belittle; disparage
- cryptand — (chemistry) any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms.
- cryptids — Plural form of cryptid.
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- custardy — resembling custard
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cyphered — Simple past tense and past participle of cypher.
- cyprinid — any teleost fish of the mainly freshwater family Cyprinidae, typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales and including such food and game fishes as the carp, tench, roach, rudd, and dace
- 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.