8-Letter Words Starting With DR

Here's the list of all the 226 8-Letter Words Starting With DR in the English Language.

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drinking
1. the act of consuming liquids
2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
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dramatic
1. suitable to or characteristic of drama
2. pertaining to or characteristic of drama
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drainage
1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
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dressing
1. savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
2. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
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drilling
1. the act of drilling
2. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
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dropping
1. let fall to the ground
2. to fall vertically
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drafting
1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
2. the craft of drawing blueprints
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dreaming
1. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
2. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
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driveway
1. a road leading up to a private house
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dragging
1. pull, as against a resistance
2. draw slowly or heavily
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dripping
1. fall in drops
2. let or cause to fall in drops
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dreadful
1. causing fear or dread or terror
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing
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drifting
1. aimless wandering from place to place
2. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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drawback
1. the quality of being a hindrance
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draining
1. having a debilitating effect
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drumming
1. the act of playing drums
2. make a rhythmic sound
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dressage
1. maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
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drenched
1. abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
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dropkick
1. (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
2. make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
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drooping
1. weak from exhaustion
2. hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
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drunkard
1. a chronic drinker
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drudgery
1. hard monotonous routine work
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draughts
1. a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
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drumbeat
1. the sound made by beating a drum
2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
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8-Letter Words Starting With DR