8-letter words containing l, r, a, d
- dronklap — a drunkard
- dropable — (US) Alternative form of droppable.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- drusilla — a female given name.
- 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 land — terra firma, earth
- dry-salt — to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- dry-wall — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- drywalls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall.
- dullards — Plural form of dullard.
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- elaterid — any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- erodable — Capable of being eroded.
- euroland — also Eurozone
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- fairlead — a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- falderal — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- falderol — mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- farmland — land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated: to protect valuable farmland from erosion.
- federals — Plural form of federal.
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- ferndale — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- filander — a former name for the pademelon, a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale
- filariid — of or relating to filariae.
- filecard — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filmcard — microfiche.
- flancard — a piece of armour covering a horse's flank
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- folderal — Alternative spelling of folderol.
- fordable — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- foredeal — An advantage; benefit; profit.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- frampold — bad-tempered; peevish
- fraudful — Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; fraudulent.
- frazzled — worn-out; fatigued: a party that left us frazzled.
- freeload — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.