8-letter words containing n, a, d, i, r
- bridgman — Percy Williams. 1882–1961, US physicist: Nobel prize for physics (1946) for his work on high-pressure physics and thermodynamics
- brigands — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
- cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
- carangid — any marine percoid fish of the family Carangidae, having a compressed body and deeply forked tail. The group includes the jacks, horse mackerel, pompano, and pilot fish
- cardigan — A cardigan is a knitted woollen sweater that you can fasten at the front with buttons or a zip.
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- clarinda — a female given name, form of Clara.
- clorinda — a female given name.
- cnidaria — an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- conrad i — died a.d. 918, king of Germany 911–918.
- cordwain — cordovan leather
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- daintier — Comparative form of dainty.
- dairying — the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products
- dairyman — a man who works in a dairy or deals in dairy products
- dairymen — Plural form of dairyman.
- dandriff — Archaic spelling of dandruff.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- darkling — in the dark or night
- darlings — Plural form of darling.
- darraine — clear of guilt
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- debonair — A man who is debonair is confident, charming, and well-dressed.
- deianira — a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules. She unintentionally killed Hercules by dipping his tunic in the poisonous blood of the Centaur Nessus, thinking it to be a love charm
- denarian — One who is between the age of 10 and 19, inclusive.
- denarius — a silver coin of ancient Rome, often called a penny in translation
- dentaria — a genus of plant within the family Brassicaceae, in some systems of classification considered identical with the genus Cardimime
- deracine — uprooted
- derating — Present participle of derate.
- deration — to end rationing of (food, petrol, etc)
- detainer — the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- diborane — a colorless gas with an unpleasant odor, B 2 H 6 , used in the synthesis of organic boron compounds as a dope to introduce boron and as a polymerization catalyst for ethylene.
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- dipluran — Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.
- dipteran — dipterous (def 1).
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- disrange — (obsolete) To disarrange.
- distrain — to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- draconic — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- draconid — any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.