8-letter words containing r, u, d, a
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- 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
- drag out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- drag-out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- draughts — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- drawtube — a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamful — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- drumhead — the membrane stretched upon a drum.
- drunkard — a person who is habitually or frequently drunk.
- drusilla — a female given name.
- du barry — Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
- dullards — Plural form of dullard.
- dumpcart — a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- dunaburg — German name of Daugavpils.
- dungaree — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dunnarts — Plural form of dunnart.
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- durative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
- durgapur — a city in S West Bengal State, NE India.
- dustcart — a garbage truck.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- eardrums — Plural form of eardrum.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- endurant — Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- eupatrid — One well born, or of noble birth.
- eurocard — A range of standard circuit board sizes. Normal double Eurocard = 233.4 x 160 mm Extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 220 mm Super extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 250 mm Hyper extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 280 mm
- euroland — also Eurozone
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- fauchard — a shafted weapon having a knifelike blade with a convex cutting edge and a beak on the back for catching the blade of an aggressor's weapon.
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- firdausi — (Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan) 932–1020, Persian poet.
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- fraudful — Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; fraudulent.
- freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- fud wars — /fuhd worz/ Political posturing, intended to create FUD, engaged in by hardware and software vendors ostensibly committed to standardisation but actually willing to fragment the market to protect their own shares. The Unix International vs. OSF conflict is but one outstanding example.
- funboard — (surfing) A type of surfboard which is roughly in between a shortboard and a mini-mal. A funboard is a little longer than a shortboard and with wider and somewhat rounded nose and tail, making it easier to paddle but still having most of the performance of a shortboard.