9-letter words containing a, d, o, n
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- link road — a road used to link two cities or two more major hubs of road transport
- llandudno — a town and resort in NW Wales, in Conwy county borough on the Irish Sea. Pop: 14 872 (2001)
- load down — If you load someone down with things, especially heavy things, you give them a large number of them or put a large number of them on them.
- load fund — a mutual fund that carries transaction charges, usually a percentage of the initial investment.
- 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).
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loan word — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
- loanblend — a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements.
- loanwords — Plural form of loanword.
- lone hand — Cards. a person who holds a hand so strong that he or she can play a deal without the hand of his or her partner. the hand played by such a person.
- long card — a card remaining in a hand after all the opponents' cards in that particular suit have been drawn.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- longboard — A type of long surfboard.
- longobard — Lombard1 (def 2).
- lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
- lowlander — a native of the Lowlands.
- macdonald — James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.
- macedoine — a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
- macedonia — Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- macrodont — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- mad money — a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- maidstone — a city in Kent, in SE England.
- main body — the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.
- main door — the principal or largest door that is used to enter a building which has more than one door
- main road — principal street
- mainboard — (computing) motherboard.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- 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.
- mandylion — a loose garment formerly worn over armour
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- mappemond — a map of the world
- mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- mark-down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- marrooned — Simple past tense and past participle of marroon.
- masonried — built of masonry
- mastodons — Plural form of mastodon.
- mastodont — Mastodon.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- medaillon — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.
- medallion — a large medal.
- mediation — action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
- megalodon — Any of a group of extinct sharks from the Oligocene to Pleistocene epochs.
- memoranda — a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.