8-letter words containing m, r, a, d
- myriadth — constituting a very small part of a thing
- myriapod — any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- naderism — the philosophy and beliefs of consumerism and environmentalism preached by Ralph Nader
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- nerdgasm — a feeling of intense excitement felt by someone considered to be a nerd, esp. when caused by something relating to his or her leisure interests such as a new piece of technology, computer game, science fiction film, etc.
- normande — a breed of cattle originating in Normandy
- normandy — a region in N France along the English Channel: invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 10th century, becoming a duchy in a.d. 911; later a province, the capital of which was Rouen; Allied invasion in World War II began here June 6, 1944.
- omdurman — a city in central Sudan, on the White Nile opposite Khartoum: British victory 1898.
- ondogram — The recording produced by an ondograph.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- outdream — to exceed in dreaming
- pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- paradigm — Grammar. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
- pomander — a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
- preadmit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- racemoid — racemic
- radarman — a person who operates or helps to operate radar equipment.
- radioman — a person who operates a radio.
- radium a — a substance, formed by decay of radon, that gives rise to radium B.
- radium b — an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
- radium f — an isotope of polonium: polonium 210.
- raimondi — Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- ram disk — (operating system, storage) A memory-resident program which mimics a hard disk drive. It uses part of computer's RAM to store data which can be accessed as files. Unlike a real disk drive, this drive forgets all stored data when the computer is turned off.
- ram-raid — A ram-raid is the crime of using a car to drive into and break a shop window in order to steal things from the shop.
- randomer — an unspecified person of no importance
- randomly — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- ransomed — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- raw mode — (operating system) A mode that allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an I/O device without any processing, abstraction, or interpretation by the operating system. Systems that make this distinction for a disk file are generally regarded as broken. Compare rare mode, cooked mode.
- re-admit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- red army — the Soviet army.
- red mass — a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost said as a blessing for the legal profession.
- red meat — any meat that is dark-colored before cooking, as beef, lamb, venison, or mutton (distinguished from white meat).
- redamage — to damage again
- redemand — to demand again.
- remained — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- remanded — to send back, remit, or consign again.
- remapped — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- remarked — to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
- remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- remolade — rémoulade.
- revamped — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- road map — a map designed for motorists, showing the principal cities and towns of a state or area, the chief roads, usually tourist attractions and places of historical interest, and the mileage from one place to another.
- romeward — to or toward Rome or the Roman Catholic Church.
- rosamond — a feminine name: dim. Roz
- rosamund — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- rosemead — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- sandworm — any of several marine worms that live in sand.
- screamed — to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.