8-letter words containing u, d, o
- fungoids — Plural form of fungoid.
- furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- fuzzword — A term that is deliberately vague or euphemistic in meaning.
- gadabout — a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another.
- geoducks — Plural form of geoduck.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- go dutch — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- go round — go-around (defs 2, 3).
- go under — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go-round — go-around (defs 2, 3).
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- godsquad — any group of evangelical Christians, members of which are regarded as intrusive and exuberantly pious
- gold bug — one who buys, or advocates buying, gold as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency, stocks, etc.
- goldbugs — Informal. a person, especially an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
- goldrush — Alternative spelling of gold rush.
- gonidium — (in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.
- gonoduct — a duct leading from a gonad to the exterior, through which gametes pass
- good guy — decent man
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- goutweed — a fast-spreading weed, Aegopodium podagraria, of the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having umbels of white flowers.
- grouched — Simple past tense and past participle of grouch.
- grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- grounder — ground ball.
- groupoid — an algebraic system closed under a binary operation. Also called monoid. Compare group (def 9), semigroup.
- guandong — a former territory in NE China at the tip of Liaodong peninsula; leased to Japan 1905–45.
- guarddog — a dog that guards a property or person
- gudgeons — Plural form of gudgeon.
- guerdons — Plural form of guerdon.
- gueridon — a small table or stand, as for holding a candelabrum.
- guilford — a town in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
- gumdrops — Plural form of gumdrop.
- gumshoed — Simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe.
- gun down — shoot dead
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- head out — leave, start a journey
- hide out — British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hide-out — a hiding place, as for gangsters
- hideouts — Plural form of hideout.
- hold out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold-out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdouts — Plural form of holdout.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honoured — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- hoodlums — Plural form of hoodlum.
- hounders — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.