9-letter words containing a, d, r, e, s, t
- gradients — Plural form of gradient.
- graduates — Plural form of graduate.
- hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
- harvested — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- headfirst — with the head in front or bent forward; headforemost: He dived headfirst into the sea.
- headrests — Plural form of headrest.
- headstart — Alternative spelling of head start.
- heartseed — (botany) Any plant of the species of Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
- idolaters — Plural form of idolater.
- instarred — to set with or as if with stars.
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
- masterdom — complete control; mastery
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.
- midstream — the middle of a stream.
- moderates — Plural form of moderate.
- must-read — a piece of literature or writing considered important or classic; writing that should or must be read.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- notarised — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- ordinates — Plural form of ordinate.
- outraised — Simple past tense and past participle of outraise.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- outstared — Simple past tense and past participle of outstare.
- overstand — overreach (def 13).
- pantdress — a dress with a divided skirt
- pederasty — sexual relations between two males, especially when one of them is a minor.
- plastered — drunk.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- preadjust — that aids in preadjusting, that makes later adjusting easier by advance preparation
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- quadrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate.
- radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
- rat-arsed — drunk
- re-adjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- red state — a state of the U.S. that usually votes Republican.
- redbreast — the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
- redstreak — an English variety of apple which is streaked red and yellow and is used in cider making
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reductase — any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.
- restained — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- road test — test of vehicle in use
- road-test — to test (an automotive vehicle) under normal operating conditions on the road, as by a potential purchaser.
- roadstead — road (def 4).