9-letter words containing a, d, e, r
- 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.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declareth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'declare'.
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- decorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decorate.
- decorator — A decorator is a person whose job is to paint houses or put wallpaper up.
- 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.
- deep-draw — to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by pulling strip or sheet metal between suitably formed and spaced dies. Compare cup (def 22).
- deepwater — having or taking place in deep water
- deer park — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- deergrass — a perennial cyperaceous plant, Trichophorum caespitosum, that grows in dense tufts in peat bogs of temperate regions
- defaulter — A defaulter is someone who does not do something that they are legally supposed to do, such as make a payment at a particular time, or appear in a court of law.
- defeature — to blemish or disfigure (a person or thing)
- defecator — One who defecates.
- deferable — capable of being deferred or postponed: a deferrable project.
- deferrals — Plural form of deferral.
- defibrate — to break (wood, paper, garbage, etc.) into fibrous components; reduce to fibers.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
- defragged — Simple past tense and past participle of defrag.
- defragger — a device which defragments computer files
- defrauded — to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
- defrauder — One who defrauds.
- defraying — Present participle of defray.
- degarnish — to remove ornamentation from (something)
- degausser — a device that degausses
- degearing — the process in which a company replaces some or all of its fixed-interest loan stock with ordinary shares
- degraders — Plural form of degrader.
- degrading — causing humiliation; debasing
- degrative — (chemistry) of something causing a cell or organism to degrade.
- degreased — Simple past tense and past participle of degrease.
- degreaser — a substance or product that removes or dissolves grease
- dehra dun — a city in N India, the capital of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal): Indian military academy (1932). Pop: 447 808 (2001)
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- deianeira — a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- dekagrams — Plural form of dekagram.
- dekaliter — ten liters, or one tenth of a hectoliter (2.6418 gallons liquid measure or 1.135 pecks dry measure): abbrev. dal
- dekameter — ten meters, or one tenth of a hectometer (32.808 feet): abbrev. dam
- del sarto — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- 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)
- delamater — Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.