8-letter words containing y, e, r
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- dispermy — the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
- diversly — (archaic) In a divers way; severally, variously.
- docherty — Pete. born 1979, English rock musician and songwriter; member of The Libertines (1997–2004) and Babyshambles (from 2005)
- dogberry — the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
- 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
- dreamery — the dream world
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- drinkery — barroom; tavern.
- drive-by — the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.: a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- dry beer — beer brewed to have a higher alcohol content and a less bitter aftertaste than normal.
- dry cell — a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- dry rent — rent seck.
- dry well — a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes.
- dry wine — wine that is not sweet
- dry-eyed — not weeping; unmoved.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- drystone — (of a stone wall) built without using mortar.
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dyeworks — a factory producing dyes
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- earthily — In an earthy manner.
- earwiggy — having an infestation or a swarm of earwigs
- earywigs — Plural form of earywig.
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- eeyorish — Alternative capitalization of Eeyorish.
- elytroid — like an elytron
- embryoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo.
- embryol. — embryology
- emictory — relating to emiction, the passing of urine
- emissary — A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
- employer — A person or organization that employs people.
- empyreal — Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- empyrean — Belonging to or deriving from heaven.
- encrypts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encrypt.
- endarchy — a central government
- enginery — Engines collectively ; machinery.
- enhydros — a piece of chalcedony that contains water
- enormity — The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong.
- entierly — Archaic form of entirely.
- entirely — Completely (often used for emphasis).