8-letter words containing o, r, e, d
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leadwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- leg drop — a narrow scenery flat or drop, often used in a pair to form an inverted U .
- lemuroid — lemurlike; of the lemur kind.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- leotards — A close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs and typically the arms, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.
- leporide — a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- liquored — Simple past tense and past participle of liquor.
- lodestar — a star that shows the way.
- loitered — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- londoner — a native or inhabitant of London.
- lordless — having no lord.
- lordoses — Plural form of lordosis.
- louvered — any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lowrider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- marooned — to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
- matadore — Dated form of matador.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- mediocer — Obsolete form of mediocre.
- mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- memoried — having a memory (usually used in combination): short-memoried; long-memoried.
- mentored — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- merodach — Marduk.
- mesoderm — the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
- messidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the tenth month of the year, extending from June 19 to July 18.
- mirrored — a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
- misorder — to put (items, events, etc) into the incorrect order
- modeller — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
- modernly — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- modifier — a person or thing that modifies.
- moidores — Plural form of moidore.
- moldered — Simple past tense and past participle of molder.
- mongered — Simple past tense and past participle of monger.
- moorhead — a city in W Minnesota.
- mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- mordents — Plural form of mordent.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- mortised — a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mothered — Simple past tense and past participle of mother.
- moulders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moulder.
- mouldier — Comparative form of mouldy.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.