8-letter words containing e, l, d, r
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- duplexer — an automatic electronic switching device that permits the use of the same antenna for transmitting and receiving.
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- dwellers — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- elaterid — any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies
- eldritch — Weird and sinister or ghostly.
- elytroid — like an elytron
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- emplored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- engirdle — Surround; encircle.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- enrolled — Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- erodable — Capable of being eroded.
- erodible — Capable of eroding.
- eslpdpro — ESL public domain version of Edinburgh Prolog for MS-DOS. The code is totally compatible with C-Prolog.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- evildoer — A person who commits profoundly immoral and malevolent deeds.
- excluder — Something which excludes.
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- exploder — Someone or something that explodes.
- explored — Simple past tense and past participle of explore.
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- federals — Plural form of federal.
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- feldsher — (in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ferruled — Having a ferrule.
- fervidly — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- fiddlers — Plural form of fiddler.
- fielders — Plural form of fielder.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- filecard — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filtered — With a filter (e.g., a cigarette).
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- flooders — high waters.
- 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.
- flowered — having flowers.
- fluoride — a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF.
- flurried — marked by confusion or agitation.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.