8-letter words containing n, o, r
- defensor — One who defends; a defender.
- defrozen — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- dehorned — Simple past tense and past participle of dehorn.
- dehorner — A device for cutting the horns off an animal's head.
- demeanor — Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- dementor — Evil and fearsome creature.
- dendroid — freely branching; arborescent; treelike
- dendrons — Plural form of dendron.
- deration — to end rationing of (food, petrol, etc)
- derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
- dethrone — If a king, queen, or other powerful person is dethroned, they are removed from their position of power.
- deuteron — the nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of one proton and one neutron
- 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.
- digitron — a type of tube, for displaying information, having a common anode and several cathodes shaped in the form of characters, which can be lit by a glow discharge
- dihedron — a figure formed by two intersecting planes.
- dinitro- — (of a chemical) containing two nitrogen groups in place of two hydrogen atoms
- 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.
- dipteron — a dipterous insect.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- disenrol — to remove from a register
- dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disponer — someone who dispones
- doberman — Doberman pinscher.
- dobrynin — Anatoly F(edorovich) [an-uh-toh-lee fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1919–2010, Russian diplomat.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- dog iron — an andiron.
- dognaper — to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- donatary — the recipient of a donation
- donators — to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes to the Salvation Army.
- donatory — a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- done for — past participle of do1 .
- donicker — bathroom; toilet.
- doorknob — the handle or knob by which a door is opened or closed.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- dordogne — a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- dorkland — an offensive name for Auckland
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- dornbirn — a city in W Austria, in Vorarlberg. Pop: 42 301 (2001)
- dornicks — Plural form of dornick.
- dortmund — a city in W Germany.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- dourness — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
- dowering — Present participle of dower.
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
- downrate — to lower the rate of: to downrate the speed of an economic recovery.
- downrush — (intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.