9-letter words containing a, c, r, i, d
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- concordia — the ancient Roman goddess of harmony or peace.
- conrad ii — c990–1039, king of Germany 1024–39 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1027–39.
- conrad iv — 1228–54, king of Germany 1237–54 and Sicily 1251–54; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (son of Frederick II).
- coordinal — (of animals or plants) belonging to the same order
- coralloid — of or resembling coral
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- coriander — Coriander is a plant with seeds that are used as a spice and leaves that are used as a herb.
- cornbraid — to braid (hair) in close parallel rows, creating a hairstyle known as a corn row
- corrading — Present participle of corrade.
- cortadito — an espresso topped with an approximately equal amount of steamed milk.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- cowardise — Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crispated — Crispate.
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- crusading — campaigning
- cryptadia — a collection of things to be kept hidden
- cuadrilla — a small group, esp a matador's assistants
- cuirassed — Wearing a cuirass.
- curarized — Simple past tense and past participle of curarize.
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- decameric — Of or pertaining to a decamer.
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- deckchair — A deckchair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deckchairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the garden.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- dedicator — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- 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)
- 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