8-letter words containing r, e, a, c
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- descaler — a thing for removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- detacher — One who or that which detaches.
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- docmaker — (text, tool, product) An application for the Apple Macintosh which creates stand-alone, self-running document files. It features scrollable and re-sizable windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, full printing capability, and links to other software and information. Companies such as Federal Express, GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Computer and Aladdin use DOCMaker to distribute disk-based documentation with their products.
- dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- dracaena — any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- earaches — Plural form of earache.
- earpiece — a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
- earreach — earshot.
- eat crow — any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- ecofreak — a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
- ecraseur — surgical device consisting of a heavy wire loop placed around a part to be removed and tightened until it cuts through
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- eelwrack — eelgrass
- eggcrate — of or resembling a horizontal construction divided by vertical partitions into cell-like areas, used especially for directing downward rays of overhead light: eggcrate ceiling fixtures.
- embraced — Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, esp. as a sign of affection.
- embracer — A person who embraces.
- embraces — Plural form of embrace.
- en clair — in ordinary language; not in cipher
- enacture — an enactment
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- encastre — (of a beam) fixed at the ends
- encharge — (obsolete, transitive) To give to somebody as a charge; to entrust with a duty or task.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- encrease — Obsolete spelling of increase.
- encroach — Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
- endarchy — a central government
- endocarp — The innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry).
- enhancer — Something that enhances.
- enneract — (mathematics) A nine-dimensional hypercube.
- entrance — An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.
- epicarps — Plural form of epicarp.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- erratick — Obsolete form of erratic.
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- eructate — To burp; to belch.
- escalier — a staircase
- escapers — Plural form of escaper.
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- escarole — An endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads.