8-letter words containing d, u, r
- squirmed — to wriggle or writhe.
- squirted — to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us.
- stardust — (not in technical use) a mass of distant stars appearing as tiny particles of dust.
- statured — of or having a stature of a certain kind (usually used in combination): the short-statured inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula.
- strummed — to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
- strutted — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- studiers — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- studwork — the act or process of building with studding.
- stunkard — sulky
- stupider — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- sturdier — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturdily — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subbreed — a breed within a larger breed
- subchord — a part of a chord
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- suborder — a category of related families within an order.
- 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.
- subtrude — to intrude stealthily
- subworld — in literary theory, a world 'created' by a character within a text world or fiction, for example through a flashback or reminiscence on the part of the character; the subworld is subordinate to but not part of the text world
- suckered — a person or thing that sucks.
- sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- sudatory — pertaining to or causing sweating.
- sudorous — sweaty
- suffered — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- 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.
- superadd — to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- surbased — having a surbase.
- surfaced — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- surfbird — a sandpiperlike shorebird, Aphriza virgata, of the Pacific coast, breeding in Alaska and wintering in South America.
- surfside — next to the sea
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- surveyed — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- sverdrup — Otto Neumann [awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
- talukdar — a person in charge of a taluk
- textured — the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface: rough texture.
- the crud — a disease; rot