8-letter words containing d, u, r, n
- rubicund — red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.
- rudeness — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
- run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
- run wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- run-down — fatigued; weary; exhausted.
- sandburg — Carl, 1878–1967, U.S. poet and biographer.
- sandburr — a variety of wild grass
- sandspur — an American wild grass
- saunders — Dame Cicely. 1918–2005, British philanthropist: founded St Christopher's Hospice in 1967 for the care of the terminally ill, upon which the modern hospice movement is modelled. Her books include Living with Dying (1983)
- sederunt — a prolonged discussion or session for discussion.
- sourdine — mute (def 10).
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- stunkard — sulky
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- suborned — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- subround — somewhat round or rounded.
- subtrend — the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
- sundered — to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sunderer — to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sundress — a dress with a bodice styled to expose the arms, shoulders, and back, for wear during hot weather.
- sundries — miscellaneous items
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- sundrops — any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- sunwards — Also, sunwards. toward the sun.
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- thundery — thunderous.
- thurmond — (James) Strom [strom] /strɒm/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, U.S. politician.
- transude — to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- trundler — to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
- turbaned — a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- turbined — having or passing through a turbine or turbines
- turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
- unadored — not adored, revered, or worshipped
- unafraid — feeling fear; filled with apprehension: afraid to go.
- unagreed — arranged or set by common consent: They met at the agreed time.
- unarched — (of a structure) not arched; lacking arches
- unargued — undisputed; not subject to argument or discussion: an unargued right.
- unbarbed — barbless.
- unbarred — not provided or fastened with a bar or bars: an unbarred door.
- unbridle — to remove the bridle from (a horse, mule, etc.).
- unburden — to free from a burden.
- unburied — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
- unburned — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
- uncarded — (of wool or other fibres) not carded
- uncarved — (of food) not carved or carved up
- uncrewed — lacking a crew
- uncurved — not curved
- undaring — lacking a sense of adventure