8-letter words containing n, o, r, d
- roundure — roundness
- rub down — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rub-down — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
- run-down — fatigued; weary; exhausted.
- sandworm — any of several marine worms that live in sand.
- sandwort — any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil.
- sarandon — Susan Abigail. born 1946, US film actress: her films include Thelma and Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Client (1994), Dead Man Walking (1996), and Moonlight Mile (2002)
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sardonyx — a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- seconder — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- send for — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- snowbird — junco.
- snowdrop — any of several early-blooming bulbous plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, native to Eurasia, especially G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings.
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- songbird — a bird that sings.
- sourdine — mute (def 10).
- spadroon — a type of sword
- splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- stanford — (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- suborned — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- subround — somewhat round or rounded.
- sundrops — any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- swordman — swordsman.
- syndrome — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- tandoori — baked or cooked in a tandoor: tandoori chicken.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- threnode — threnody.
- threnody — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- thurmond — (James) Strom [strom] /strɒm/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, U.S. politician.
- tornadic — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- trade on — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trendoid — a follower of trends
- trinodal — having three nodes or joints.
- turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
- unadored — not adored, revered, or worshipped
- underdog — a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.
- undergod — a subordinate god
- undertow — the seaward, subsurface flow or draft of water from waves breaking on a beach.
- undrossy — free from dross; pure
- unforbid — unforbidden
- unforced — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- unforged — genuine
- unforked — not forked
- unformed — not definitely shaped; shapeless or formless.
- unground — not crushed