8-letter words containing d, u, r, n
- lundberg — George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- marquand — J(ohn) P(hillips) 1893–1960, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- muraenid — any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- neutered — Simple past tense and past participle of neuter.
- nidorous — (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- nordunet — (networking, body) (Nordic Universities Network?) A collaboration between the national research networks in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It provides international access for these countries.
- numbered — Simple past tense and past participle of number.
- nurtured — to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
- omdurman — a city in central Sudan, on the White Nile opposite Khartoum: British victory 1898.
- on drums — playing drums
- on guard — prepared, at the ready
- outdrink — To drink more than someone else.
- overfund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- pandarus — a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.
- pauldron — a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- pendular — of or relating to a pendulum.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- propound — to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- prud'hon — Pierre Paul [pyer pawl] /pyɛr pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Pierre Prudon) 1758–1823, French painter.
- prudence — a female given name.
- punditry — the opinions or methods of pundits.
- pundonor — a point of honour
- purblind — nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- quadrans — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.
- quadrant — a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°.
- quadroon — a person having one-fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
- quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- re-sound — to sound or cause to sound again
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- refunded — to fund anew.
- reground — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- reinduce — to induce again
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- reinfund — to pour in again, to flow in again
- returned — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- rigaudon — rigadoon.
- rosamund — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- round in — to haul in on (a line)
- round on — If someone rounds on you, they criticize you fiercely and attack you with aggressive words.
- round to — to turn the bow of a vessel into the wind
- round up — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- rounders — a person or thing that rounds something.
- rounding — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- roundlet — a small circle or circular object.
- roundure — roundness
- rub down — 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.
- rub-down — 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.