8-letter words containing o, r, e, d
- doddered — infirm; feeble.
- dodderer — Somebody who dodders.
- dog rose — an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers.
- dogberry — the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
- dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- doggerel — comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor.
- dognaper — to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- dogooder — Alternative spelling of do-gooder.
- dogshore — any of several shores for holding the hull of a small or moderate-sized vessel in place after keel blocks and other shores are removed and until the vessel is launched.
- dojigger — (informal) A thing whose name is not known; a whatsit or doohickey.
- dolerite — a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- dollared — having many dollars; wealthy
- dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- done for — past participle of do1 .
- donicker — bathroom; toilet.
- doomster — a doomsayer.
- doorbell — a bell chime, or the like, at a door or connected with a door, rung by persons outside wanting someone inside to open the door.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- doorless — a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- doorstep — a step or one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door.
- dopester — a person who undertakes to predict the outcome of elections, sports events, or other contests that hold the public interest.
- dopplers — Plural form of doppler.
- dordogne — a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- dormered — Having a dormer.
- dormeuse — mobcap.
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- dormouse — any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- dorothea — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- dosseret — a supplementary capital or thickened abacus, as in Byzantine architecture.
- dossiers — Plural form of dossier.
- dotterel — any of several plovers usually inhabiting upland areas, especially Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- doublers — Plural form of doubler.
- doublure — an ornamental lining of a book cover.
- doubters — Plural form of doubter.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- 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.
- douzeper — a member of the douzepers
- dowagers — Plural form of dowager.
- dowering — Present participle of dower.
- downrate — to lower the rate of: to downrate the speed of an economic recovery.
- dragonet — any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- dragonné — shaped like a dragon
- dragrope — a rope for dragging something, as a piece of artillery.
- drawbore — a hole in a tenon made eccentric with the corresponding holes to the mortise so that the two pieces being joined will be forced tightly together when the pin (drawbore pin) is hammered into place.
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- dream on — It isn't true
- dressoir — a cabinet of the 18th century, having a number of shallow shelves for dishes over a base with drawers and closed cupboards.