6-letter words containing r, a, n, d
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- darlan — Jean Louis Xavier François (ʒɑ̃ lwi ɡzavje frɑ̃swa). 1881–1942, French admiral and member of the Vichy government. He cooperated with the Allies after their invasion of North Africa; assassinated
- darned — (intensifier)
- darnel — any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, esp L. temulentum, that grow as weeds in grain fields in Europe and Asia
- darner — a person or thing that darns.
- darren — a male given name.
- darvon — propoxyphene hydrochloride
- darwin — a port in N Australia, capital of the Northern Territory: destroyed by a cyclone in 1974 but rebuilt on the same site. Pop: 129 062 (2011)
- dauner — an amble or walk
- deaner — (in Britain) a shilling or coin in common use before decimalization in 1971
- denary — calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal
- dendra — a plural of dendron.
- derain — André (ɑ̃dre). 1880–1954, French painter, noted for his Fauvist pictures (1905–08)
- dharna — (in India) a method of obtaining justice, as the payment of a debt, by sitting, fasting, at the door of the person from whom reparation is sought
- dhurna — (in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- dinard — a city in W France: seaside resort.
- dinars — Plural form of dinar.
- donair — (Canada) A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab, including breadcrumbs and spices, and served with a sweet sauce made from evaporated milk, sugar, vinegar, and garlic.
- donary — a thing given for holy use
- dorian — of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Doris or to the Dorians.
- dracon — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dragon — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- draine — (obsolete) The missel thrush.
- draino — Any drain cleaner.
- drains — Plural form of drain.
- dralon — an acrylic fibre fabric used esp for upholstery
- drancy — a residential suburb of NE Paris. Pop: 66 454 (2006)
- drawne — Past participle of draw; obsolete spelling of drawn.
- dunbar — Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- durain — the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- durand — Asher Brown, 1796–1886, U.S. engraver and landscape painter of the Hudson River School.
- durant — Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- durban — a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- durgan — (dialectal) A dwarf.
- durian — the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- durkan — (John) Mark. born 1960, Northern Irish politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010
- durwan — A porter or doorkeeper.
- earned — Simple past tense and past participle of earn.
- endart — (obsolete, rare) To throw or shoot out like a dart.
- endear — Cause to be loved or liked.
- endura — (ecclesiastical history) A fast or series of privations undertaken by the Cathars to purify the soul, often resulting in death.
- enlard — To cover or dress with lard or grease.
- errand — A short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else's behalf.
- farand — (UK dialectal) Fashioned; conditioned; seeming; having a specified disposition.
- farden — (UK, obsolete, Northern England) eye dialect of farthing.
- friand — a small rich cake traditionally made with almond-meal and usually flavoured with fruit
- gander — a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and northern Europe.
- garand — John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- garden — Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
- gardon — A European cyprinoid fish; the id.