8-letter words containing d, r, 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.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- driftway — A common road or path for driving cattle.
- drinkery — barroom; tavern.
- drip-dry — wash-and-wear.
- drippily — In a drippy way.
- drive-by — the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.: a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- droughty — dry.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- dry beer — beer brewed to have a higher alcohol content and a less bitter aftertaste than normal.
- dry bulk — a category of cargo stowed in bulk, consisting of grain, cotton, coal, etc.
- dry cell — a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.
- dry dock — A dry dock is a dock from which water can be removed so that ships or boats can be built or repaired.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dry kiln — an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.
- 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 rent — rent seck.
- dry sink — a wooden kitchen sink, especially of the 19th century, not connected to an external water supply, with a shallow zinc- or tin-lined well on top in which a dishpan can be placed, and usually a cupboard below.
- dry suit — a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
- dry wash — clothes, curtains, etc., washed and dried but not yet ironed. Compare wet wash.
- dry well — a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes.
- dry wine — wine that is not sweet
- dry-dock — to place (a ship) in a dry dock.
- dry-eyed — not weeping; unmoved.
- dry-farm — to engage in dryland farming.
- dry-hump — to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity
- dry-salt — to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- dry-shod — having or keeping the shoes dry.
- dry-wall — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drybrush — a technique of drawing or painting in which a brush having a small quantity of pigment or medium is applied to or dragged across a surface.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- drypoint — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- drystone — (of a stone wall) built without using mortar.
- 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)