9-letter words containing a, c, r, d
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- decreases — Plural form of decrease.
- decretals — a compilation of decretals, esp the authoritative compilation (Liber Extra) of Gregory IX (1234) which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- dedicator — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- defecator — One who defecates.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- demarcate — If you demarcate something, you establish its boundaries or limits.
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.
- democrazy — A democratic system or state considered to be inauthentic or inherently flawed; democracy that has descended into corruption, injustice, or absurdity.
- deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- descartes — René (rəne). 1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician. He provided a mechanistic basis for the philosophical theory of dualism and is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. He also founded analytical geometry and contributed greatly to the science of optics. His works include Discours de la méthode (1637), Meditationes de Prima Philosophia (1641), and Principia Philosophiae (1644)
- desecrate — If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- detracted — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detracter — Alternative form of detractor.
- detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diacritic — a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
- diaeretic — dieresis.
- diametric — of, relating to, or along a diameter
- diaristic — stylistically like a diary
- diarrheic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dictators — Plural form of dictator.
- dictatory — dictatorial
- dictature — dictatorship
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- didrachma — An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
- digastric — (of a muscle) having two bellies with an intermediate tendon.
- digraphic — Of or pertaining to a digraph.
- diradical — an atom or molecule having two unpaired electrons.
- disaccord — to be out of accord; disagree.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- discarded — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- discarder — One who, or that which, discards.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discordia — the ancient Roman goddess of discord, identified with the Greek goddess Eris.
- discreate — to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- disgraced — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- disgracer — One who disgraces.
- disgraces — Plural form of disgrace.