8-letter words containing d, y, e
- pedantry — the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- peddlery — the business of a peddler.
- pedology — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pendency — the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement.
- petalody — a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
- phyllode — an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade.
- pie-eyed — drunk; intoxicated.
- pin-eyed — (of flowers, esp primulas) having the stigma in the mouth of the corolla, on the end of a long style with the stamens lower in the tube
- playdate — a gathering of children at a house for play
- polypide — a visible digestive system and muscles
- pop-eyed — marked by bulging, staring eyes: a young boy popeyed with excitement.
- prestudy — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- pseudery — pretentious talk
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyrenoid — a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
- pyridine — a colorless, flammable, liquid organic base, C 5 H 5 N, having a disagreeable odor, usually obtained from coal or synthesized from acetaldehyde and ammonia: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- radetzky — Count Joseph [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- re-edify — to edify again or rebuild
- readably — easy or interesting to read.
- readerly — pertaining to or suitable for a reader
- readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- recodify — to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- red army — the Soviet army.
- red clay — a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- red tory — a Conservative who holds liberal or mildly socialist views on certain fiscal and social issues
- red-eyed — having bloodshot eyes, esp due to crying or tiredness
- redbelly — any of various animals having red underparts, esp the char or the redbelly turtle
- redeploy — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- remodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- reynolds — a male given name, form of Reginald.
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- rootedly — in a rooted manner
- ruby-red — of the deep red colour of a ruby
- rude boy — a member of a group of often delinquent teenagers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for listening to ska music and wearing suits with trilby or similar soft felt hats
- ruggedly — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ryebread — any of various breads made entirely or partly from rye flour, often with caraway seeds
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sad-eyed — having eyes with a sad expression
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- same-day — carried out or taking place on the same day as a preliminary action
- sashayed — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- secondly — in the second place; second.
- sedately — calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- sedulity — sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence.
- seldomly — rarely; seldom.