8-letter words containing u, n, d
- peduncle — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pendular — of or relating to a pendulum.
- pendulum — a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
- potbound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.
- pound on — bang on
- poundage — confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
- pounding — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- propound — to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- prud'hon — Pierre Paul [pyer pawl] /pyɛr pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Pierre Prudon) 1758–1823, French painter.
- prudence — a female given name.
- puddling — a small pool of water, as of rainwater on the ground.
- pudendum — the external genital organs, especially those of the female; vulva.
- pudibund — prudish or shameful
- pudovkin — Vsevolod Ilarionovich [fsye-vuh-luh t ee-luh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət i lə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, Russian motion-picture director.
- pulldown — a mechanism that intermittently advances the film through the film gate of a camera or projector.
- punditic — of or relating to pundits
- punditry — the opinions or methods of pundits.
- pundonor — a point of honour
- purblind — nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- put-down — a landing of an aircraft.
- quadding — Also called quadrat. a piece of type metal of less height than the lettered types, serving to cause a blank in printed matter, used for spacing.
- quadrans — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.
- quadrant — a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°.
- quadroon — a person having one-fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
- quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- quandong — an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
- queendom — the position or status of a queen.
- quenched — Simple past tense and past participle of quench.
- quiddany — a type of quince jelly
- quidding — Present participle of quid.
- quidnunc — a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
- quids in — in a very favourable or advantageous position
- re-sound — to sound or cause to sound again
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- refunded — to fund anew.
- reground — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- reinduce — to induce again
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- reinfund — to pour in again, to flow in again
- returned — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- rigaudon — rigadoon.
- rosamund — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- round in — to haul in on (a line)
- round on — If someone rounds on you, they criticize you fiercely and attack you with aggressive words.
- round to — to turn the bow of a vessel into the wind
- round up — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.