8-letter words containing o, r, d
- amberoid — a synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of amber and other resins together at a high temperature
- anadrome — A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andirons — Plural form of andiron.
- andoroba — carapa.
- andorran — of or relating to Andorra or its inhabitants
- androgen — any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
- androids — Plural form of android.
- andropov — Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914–84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983–84)
- angrboda — a giantess who was the mother of Loki's children, Fenrir and Hel, and also of the Midgard serpent.
- approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- aranrhod — the daughter of the goddess Dôn and the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
- arboured — situated in, or as if in, an arbour
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- arilloid — relating to or resembling an aril
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- assorted — A group of assorted things is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- astroids — Plural form of astroid.
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- auditory — Auditory means related to hearing.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- avogadro — Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776–1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases
- avoiders — Plural form of avoider.
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- backdrop — A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backroad — Alternative spelling of back road.
- backword — the act or an instance of failing to keep a promise or commitment (esp in the phrase give (someone) backword)
- bad form — If you say that it is bad form to behave in a particular way, you mean that it is rude and impolite.
- bad trot — a period of ill fortune
- banderol — Alternative form of banderole.
- bandores — Plural form of bandore.
- bar code — A bar code is an arrangement of numbers and parallel lines that is printed on products to be sold in shops. The bar code can be read by computers.
- bar food — food served in a pub
- barbados — an island in the Caribbean, in the E Lesser Antilles: a British colony from 1628 to 1966, now an independent state within the Commonwealth. Language: English. Currency: Barbados dollar. Capital: Bridgetown. Pop: 288 725 (2013 est). Area: 430 sq km (166 sq miles)
- barcoded — having a barcode
- barnardo — Dr Thomas John. 1845–1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for destitute children
- barndoor — The large door of a barn.
- barnwood — aged and weathered boards, especially those salvaged from dismantled barns: The den was paneled in barnwood.
- baseword — (linguistics) The word used a base and upon whose stem affixes are added, forming new words.
- baudrons — a cat
- beadroll — a list of persons for whom prayers are to be offered
- beadwork — a narrow strip of some material used for edging or ornamentation
- bearwood — cascara (sense 1)