7-letter words containing rd
- bernard — Claude (klod). 1813–78, French physiologist, noted for his research on the action of secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver
- bichord — (of a musical instrument) having two strings for one note
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- birdies — a small bird.
- birding — bird-watching
- birdman — a man concerned with birds, such as a fowler or ornithologist
- boarded — a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boarder — A boarder is a pupil who lives at school during the term.
- bogarde — Sir Dirk, real name Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde. 1920–99, British film actor and writer: his films include The Servant (1963) and Death in Venice (1970). His writings include the autobiographical A Postillion Struck by Lightning (1977) and the novel A Period of Adjustment (1994)
- boiardo — Matteo Maria (matˈtɛːo maˈria), conte de Scandiano. 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato (1487)
- bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1434–94, Italian poet.
- bollard — Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road.
- bombard — If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or you keep criticizing them.
- bonnard — Pierre (pjɛr). 1867–1947, French painter and lithographer, noted for the effects of light and colour in his landscapes and sunlit interiors
- boobird — a person who habitually criticizes or jeers
- borders — administrative division of S Scotland, on the English border: 1,800 sq mi (4,662 sq km); pop. 101,000
- bordure — the outer edge of a shield, esp when decorated distinctively
- bourder — a person who jests or jokes
- bourdon — a 16-foot organ stop of the stopped diapason type
- braford — one of a breed of beef cattle, developed in the southwestern U.S. from Brahman and Hereford stock, especially well adapted to sparse grazing and a hot, humid environment.
- brocard — an elementary legal principle, often expressed in Latin
- bucardo — a recently extinct Spanish mountain goat
- buirdly — well-built; stocky
- burdash — a fringed sash worn over a coat
- burdock — a coarse weedy Eurasian plant of the genus Arctium, having large heart-shaped leaves, tiny purple flowers surrounded by hooked bristles, and burlike fruits: family Asteraceae (composites)
- bustard — any terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, inhabiting open regions of the Old World: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc). They have long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage
- buzzard — A buzzard is a large bird of prey.
- by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
- camcord — (rare, transitive) To record using a camcorder.
- canards — Plural form of canard.
- cardbus — (hardware) The 32-bit version of the PCMCIA (PC Card) bus.
- cardecu — an old French coin worth a quarter of an écu
- carders — Plural form of carder.
- cardiac — Cardiac means relating to the heart.
- cardiae — Plural form of cardia.
- cardial — (rare) Relating to the heart.
- cardies — Plural form of cardie.
- cardiff — the capital of Wales, situated in the southeast, in Cardiff county borough: formerly an important port; seat of the Welsh assembly (1999); university (1883). Pop: 346 100 (2011)
- carding — the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
- cardio- — heart
- cardoon — a thistle-like S European plant, Cynara cardunculus, closely related to the artichoke, with spiny leaves, purple flowers, and a leafstalk that may be blanched and eaten: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cardoso — Fernando Henrique. born 1931, Brazilian statesman; president (1995–2002)
- cardozo — Benjamin Nathan1870-1938; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1932-38)
- carduus — a thistle, esp the species Carduus benedictus
- catbird — any of several North American songbirds of the family Mimidae (mockingbirds), esp Dumetella carolinensis, whose call resembles the mewing of a cat
- chardin — Jean-Baptiste Siméon (ʒɑ̃batist simeɔ̃). 1699–1779, French still-life and genre painter, noted for his subtle use of scumbled colour
- chordal — of, relating to, or resembling a chord.
- chorded — Simple past tense and past participle of chord.
- chordee — an unusual bending downwards of the penis, visible when erect, that is a symptom of gonorrhoea
- collard — a variety of the cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, having a crown of edible leaves