8-letter words containing u, n, r, o, d
- 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.
- 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.
- indevour — Obsolete spelling of endeavour.
- inductor — Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
- inground — sunk into the ground; built into the ground
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- nidorous — (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- nordunet — (networking, body) (Nordic Universities Network?) A collaboration between the national research networks in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It provides international access for these countries.
- omdurman — a city in central Sudan, on the White Nile opposite Khartoum: British victory 1898.
- on drums — playing drums
- on guard — prepared, at the ready
- outdrink — To drink more than someone else.
- overfund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- pauldron — a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- 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.
- pundonor — a point of honour
- quadroon — a person having one-fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
- re-sound — to sound or cause to sound again
- reground — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- 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.
- rounders — a person or thing that rounds something.
- rounding — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- roundlet — a small circle or circular object.
- roundure — roundness
- rub down — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rub-down — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
- run-down — fatigued; weary; exhausted.
- sourdine — mute (def 10).
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- suborned — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- subround — somewhat round or rounded.
- sundrops — any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- thurmond — (James) Strom [strom] /strɒm/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, U.S. politician.
- turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
- unadored — not adored, revered, or worshipped
- underdog — a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.
- undergod — a subordinate god