8-letter words containing n, a, d, i, r
- herodian — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- hindward — backward
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- inarched — Simple past tense and past participle of inarch.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- indurain — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), born 1964, Spanish cyclist: first with five consecutive victories (1991–95) in the Tour de France.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- inlander — a person living inland.
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- inradius — the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- inroaded — Simple past tense and past participle of inroad.
- intraday — occurring during a single day.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- inwardly — in or on, or with reference to, the inside or inner part; internally.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- islander — a native or inhabitant of an island.
- kidnaper — Alternative spelling of kidnapper.
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- landrail — The corncrake, Crex crex.
- laniards — Plural form of laniard.
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- 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.
- manrider — a train used to carry miners into a coal mine
- margined — Having a margin.
- marinade — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
- merienda — a light meal esp. in the late afternoon
- midbrain — the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- midrange — of, relating to, or occupying the middle audio frequencies: a midrange frequency.
- mindware — The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
- misandry — hatred of males.
- misbrand — to brand or label erroneously.
- misdrawn — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- mondrian — Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- mridanga — an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- muraenid — any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- naderism — the philosophy and beliefs of consumerism and environmentalism preached by Ralph Nader
- nearside — (British) the left side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle.
- niggards — Plural form of niggard.
- nitrated — Reacted, or treated with nitric acid or a nitrate.
- nocardia — any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- nondairy — being a substitute for milk or milk products; containing no dairy ingredients: nondairy whipped topping for the pie.