8-letter words containing r, e, t, u
- cuthbert — Saint. ?635–87 ad, English monk; bishop of Lindisfarne. Feast day: March 20
- cutpurse — a thief who stole purses by cutting them from the belts to which they were attached
- cutwater — the forward part of the stem of a vessel, which cuts through the water
- cyanuret — cyanide
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- deductor — One who deducts tax.
- deluster — remove the lustre from
- delustre — to remove the lustre from (something)
- denature — to change the nature of
- dentural — of or relating to dentures
- dentures — Dentures are artificial teeth worn by people who no longer have all their own teeth.
- depurant — purifying
- depurate — to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- detoured — Simple past tense and past participle of detour.
- detraque — insane person
- detritus — Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.
- detrusor — a muscle in the wall of the bladder
- deturned — Simple past tense and past participle of deturn.
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- deutero- — second or secondary
- deuteron — the nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of one proton and one neutron
- dextrous — dexterous
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- diluters — Plural form of diluter.
- disputer — One who disputes.
- diuretic — increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.
- doubters — Plural form of doubter.
- drawtube — a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.
- drum set — kit consisting of several drums
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- drumette — the thick first section of a chicken wing that resembles a drumstick.
- drunkest — Superlative form of drunk.
- drupelet — a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.
- druthers — one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- dumpster — a large metal bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.
- durative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
- ear tuft — a tuft of long feathers above the eyes of some owls and other birds that becomes erect when the bird is excited or afraid but is not used in hearing.
- earth up — to cover (part of a plant, esp the stem) with soil in order to protect from frost, light, etc
- earthnut — any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- eggfruit — the fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena
- electrum — A natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20 percent silver, used for jewelry, especially in ancient times.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
- emulator — A person or thing that emulates.
- en route — on the way
- enacture — an enactment
- enaunter — in case that