8-letter words containing l, d, r, i
- jailbird — a person who is or has been confined in jail; convict or ex-convict.
- kailyard — a kitchen garden.
- killadar — a fort commander or governor
- killdeer — an American plover, Charadrius vociferus, having two black bands around the upper breast.
- kiln-dry — to dry in a kiln.
- kindlier — Comparative form of kindly.
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- l-driver — a learner-driver: a person who is learning to drive, has not yet passed the official driving test, and must be accompanied by a qualified driver and display L-plates on the car
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- landrail — The corncrake, Crex crex.
- laniards — Plural form of laniard.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lard oil — a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.
- lard pig — a large type of pig used principally for lard
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leisured — having leisure: the leisured classes.
- lemuroid — lemurlike; of the lemur kind.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leporide — a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- limbered — Simple past tense and past participle of limber.
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- linebred — produced by linebreeding.
- lingered — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- liquored — Simple past tense and past participle of liquor.
- littered — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- liveried — clad in livery, as servants: a liveried footman.
- loitered — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- lord jim — a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.
- lordling — a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.
- lordosis — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lordotic — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lowrider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- luderick — An edible, herbivorous fish of Australasian coastal waters and estuaries.
- luderitz — a seaport in SW Namibia: diamond-mining center.
- lyrebird — an Australian passerine bird of the genus Menura, the male of which has a long tail that is lyrate when spread.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish