8-letter words containing r, e, l, a
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- dropable — (US) Alternative form of droppable.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- e-tailer — the selling of goods and services on the Internet or through email solicitation.
- ear lobe — the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- earflaps — Plural form of earflap.
- earholes — Plural form of earhole.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- earliest — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- earlobes — Plural form of earlobe.
- earlship — earldom (def 1).
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- earplugs — Plural form of earplug.
- earthily — In an earthy manner.
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- eelgrass — a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves.
- eelwrack — eelgrass
- elaterid — any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies
- elaterin — An extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.
- elevator — A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.
- emailers — Plural form of emailer.
- embalmer — One who embalms a corpse; a practicioner of mortuary science.
- emblazer — a person or thing that emblazes
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- emmarble — to decorate with marble
- empyreal — Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- emulator — A person or thing that emulates.
- en clair — in ordinary language; not in cipher
- enablers — Plural form of enabler.
- enameler — A person who applies enamel, especially a craftsman who applies decorative enamel.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- engrails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrail.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- enlargen — To enlarge.
- enlarger — An apparatus for enlarging or reducing negatives or positives.
- enlarges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlarge.
- enslaver — One that enslaves.
- ensnarls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensnarl.
- enthrall — Capture the fascinated attention of.
- enthrals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthral.
- entrails — A person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.