8-letter words containing y, e, r
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cybering — Present participle of cyber.
- cyberpet — an electronic toy that simulates the activities of a pet, requiring the owner to feed, discipline, and entertain it
- cybersex — Cybersex involves using the Internet for sexual purposes, especially by exchanging sexual messages with another person.
- cyberwar — The use of computers to disrupt the activities of an enemy country, especially the deliberate attacking of communication systems.
- cyclecar — a light, open-air automobile with three or four wheels
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- cyphered — Simple past tense and past participle of cypher.
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- cytaster — aster.
- cytherea — Aphrodite
- dairymen — Plural form of dairyman.
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dapperly — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- dare say — to think likely; suppose
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- daytaler — a worker who is appointed and paid on a daily basis
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- decrying — Present participle of decry.
- decrypts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrypt.
- deep-fry — If you deep-fry food, you fry it in a large amount of fat or oil.
- deer fly — any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia in deer, livestock, and humans.
- deeryard — a place where deer congregate to spend the winter
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- defrayed — to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- deletory — something that deletes or erases
- delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- deployer — a person or thing that deploys
- deprenyl — a drug used to treat senile dementia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and depression, by acting as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- dermally — In a dermal way; of or to the skin.
- destroys — Put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- dewberry — any trailing bramble, such as Rubus hispidus of North America and R. caesius of Europe and NW Asia, having blue-black fruits
- dewsbury — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)
- diablery — Sorcery.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart