8-letter words containing o, r, d
- beckford — William. 1759–1844, English writer and dilettante; author of the oriental romance Vathek (1787)
- becoward — to make cowardly, to make into a coward
- bed-roll — bedding that rolls up for portability and is used especially for sleeping out-of-doors.
- bed-sore — an ulceration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by poor circulation due to prolonged pressure on body parts, especially bony protuberances, occurring in bedridden or immobile patients; decubitus ulcer.
- bedboard — a piece of wood placed under a mattress to make a bed firmer
- bedcover — a bedspread
- bedrolls — Plural form of bedroll.
- bedrooms — Plural form of bedroom.
- bedsores — Bedsores are sore places on a person's skin, caused by having to lie in bed for a long time without changing position.
- bedworth — a town in central England, in N Warwickshire. Pop: 30 001 (2001)
- bee road — an area planted with nectar-rich flowers in order to provide a habitat for bees and other pollinating insects
- beholder — The beholder of something is the person who is looking at it.
- belgorod — city in W European Russia, on the Donets River: pop. 318,000
- benidorm — a coastal resort town in W Spain, on the Costa Blanca
- bepowder — to cover with powder
- berouged — wearing rouge
- beshroud — to cover with a shroud
- bestrode — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- biforked — two-pronged
- big road — a main road or highway.
- biodrama — a drama based on the life of an actual person or persons.
- bird dog — a dog used or trained to retrieve game birds after they are shot
- bird-dog — to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
- birdshot — small pellets designed for shooting birds
- birdsong — Birdsong is the sound of a bird or birds calling in a way which sounds musical.
- blow-dry — If you blow-dry your hair, you dry it with a hairdryer, often to give it a particular style.
- blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
- blue rod — officer of the Order of St Michael and St George
- board up — If you board up a door or window, you fix pieces of wood over it so that it is covered up.
- boardies — a pair of board shorts
- boarding — Boarding is an arrangement by which children live at school during the school term.
- boardman — a member of a board
- boatyard — A boatyard is a place where boats are built and repaired or kept.
- body art — physical adornments such as tattoos and piercings
- body rub — massage.
- bodysurf — to engage in the sport of surfing while lying prone on a wave without the use of a surfboard
- bodywear — close-fitting clothing, as leotards or bodysuits, made of lightweight, usually stretch fabrics and worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
- bodywork — The bodywork of a motor vehicle is the outside part of it.
- bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
- bombarde — an alto wind instrument similar to the oboe or medieval shawm, used mainly in Breton traditional music
- bondager — someone who performs bondservice; a bondman
- bone dry — If you say that something is bone dry, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
- bone-dry — very dry.
- boneyard — a cemetery; graveyard
- boo-word — any word that seems to cause irrational fear
- boodlers — the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
- bordeaux — a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 235 878 (2006)
- bordello — A bordello is a brothel.
- borderer — a person who lives in a border area, esp the border between England and Scotland
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.