9-letter words containing a, d, l, i, n
- linksland — land used or suitable for use as golf links
- load line — Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).
- lunitidal — pertaining to the part of the tidal movement dependent upon the moon.
- madeleine — a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- mainlined — Simple past tense and past participle of mainline.
- maldivian — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- mandibula — (anatomy) mandible.
- mandilion — a short cloak, with full hanging sleeves, often open or slit under the arms, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- mandoline — A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat frame with adjustable cutting blades for slicing vegetables.
- mandolins — Plural form of mandolin.
- mandrills — Plural form of mandrill.
- mandylion — a loose garment formerly worn over armour
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- maudlinly — In a maudlin fashion.
- medaillon — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.
- medalling — (British spelling) present participle of medal.
- medallion — a large medal.
- medicinal — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- mendelian — of or relating to Gregor Mendel or to his laws of heredity.
- middleman — a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.
- midlander — a native or inhabitant of the Midlands of England
- millerand — Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1859–1943, president of France 1920–24.
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- modafinil — A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S.
- moldavian — of or relating to Moldavia, its people, or their language.
- monodical — Pertaining to monody.
- movieland — a place where many motion pictures are made, especially Hollywood, California.
- multiband — Having or employing multiple bands, especially frequency bands.
- nail down — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nail-down — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nailed-on — certain, definite; guaranteed to be successful
- nasalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nasalize.
- nauplioid — of or relating to the first stage in the development of a freshly hatched nauplius larva
- nautiloid — a mollusk of the subclass Nautiloidea, including nautiluses and many fossil species that were abundant in the Ordovician and Silurian periods.
- nialamide — an early MAOI antidepressant drug with chemical formula C16H18N4O2
- nidwalden — a demicanton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 106 sq. mi. (275 sq. km). Capital: Stans.
- niellated — inlaid with niello
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- non-ideal — (of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- non-valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
- novillada — (bullfighting) A bullfight between a novillo and a novillero.
- nymphalid — a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.
- oil gland — uropygial gland.
- oil sands — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- old latin — the Latin language in use from the earliest inscriptions to c100 b.c. Abbreviation: OL, OL., O.L.