8-letter words containing d, u, r, n
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- dipluran — Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.
- disinure — to render unaccustomed
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- 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
- dourness — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
- downrush — (intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
- downturn — an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
- dreibund — a triple alliance, esp that formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (1882–1915)
- drink up — finish beverage
- drubbing — a blow with a stick or the like.
- drudging — Present participle of drudge.
- drugging — Present participle of drug.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.
- drumlins — Plural form of drumlin.
- drumming — The act of beating a drum.
- drummond — Henry, 1851–97, Scottish clergyman and writer.
- drumskin — drumhead (def 1).
- drunkard — a person who is habitually or frequently drunk.
- drunkest — Superlative form of drunk.
- dubliner — Ireland; magazine
- dunaburg — German name of Daugavpils.
- dungaree — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dungmere — a hole or a trench for the collection of waste matter
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dunnarts — Plural form of dunnart.
- duntroon — a suburb of Canberra: seat of the Royal Military College of Australia
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- edinburg — a city in S Texas.
- end user — consumer
- end-user — (job) The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong. End-users do not usually have administrative responsibilities or privileges. End users are certain to have a different set of assumptions than the developers who created the application.
- endurant — Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc.
- endureth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of endure.
- enduring — Continuing or long-lasting.
- enquired — Simple past tense and past participle of enquire.
- enshroud — Envelop completely and hide from view.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- eurobond — Eurobonds are bonds which are issued in a particular European currency and sold to people from a country with a different currency.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- fortuned — Simple past tense and past participle of fortune.
- founders — Plural form of founder.
- foundery — Alternative form of foundry.
- freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- frondeur — a rebel; rioter.
- frounced — Simple past tense and past participle of frounce.