8-letter words that end in rd
- grignard — (François Auguste) Victor [frahn-swa oh-gyst veek-tawr] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1935, French organic chemist: Nobel Prize 1912.
- guilford — a town in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- hadamard — Jacques Salomon [zhahk sa-law-mawn] /ʒɑk sa lɔˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1865–1963, French mathematician.
- halfword — (computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes.
- halliard — any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hartford — a state in the NE United States. 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Capital: Hartford. Abbreviation: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code).
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- headward — In the region or direction of the head.
- headword — a word, phrase, or the like, appearing as the heading of a chapter, dictionary or encyclopedia entry, etc.
- hellward — towards hell
- hereford — one of an English breed of red beef cattle having a white face and white body markings.
- hereward — called Hereward the Wake. 11th-century Anglo-Saxon rebel, who defended the Isle of Ely against William the Conqueror (1070–71): a subject of many legends
- hertford — a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- hilliard — Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.
- hindward — backward
- hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
- hog-ward — someone who looks after hogs
- homebird — a person who is reluctant to leave their hometown or their childhood home, or who returns after a period of living away
- homeward — Also, homewards. toward home.
- jackyard — a small, inclined spar upholding the head of a quadrangular gaff topsail similar in form to a lugsail.
- jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- jailbird — a person who is or has been confined in jail; convict or ex-convict.
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- kailyard — a kitchen garden.
- kaleyard — a kitchen garden.
- key card — a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.
- key-word — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kingbird — any of several American tyrant flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus, especially T. tyrannus (eastern kingbird) of North America, known for their pugnacious disposition toward predators.
- kirkward — towards the church
- kirkyard — (chiefly Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
- ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
- landlord — a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
- landward — Also, landwards. toward the land or interior.
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- leftward — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- loanword — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
- logboard — a board used for logging a ship's records
- longford — a county in Leinster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 403 sq. mi. (1044 sq. km). County seat: Longford.
- longword — (computing) A type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (specific number of bits depends upon architecture).
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lyrebird — an Australian passerine bird of the genus Menura, the male of which has a long tail that is lyrate when spread.
- mag card — Computers. a plastic or paper card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be recorded and from which data can be read.
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- metacard — A commercial human interface and hypertext system for Unix and the X Window System, similar to Hypercard.