9-letter words containing a, d, r, i
- 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.
- dado rail — a moulding at about waist height on an interior wall, used for decoration and to protect the wall
- daggering — A type of dance associated with dancehall, where dancer simulate dry sex to the musical beat.
- daiquiris — Plural form of daiquiri.
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- dairyland — an area or region specializing in dairy production, as Wisconsin and Minnesota in the U.S.
- dairymaid — (esp formerly) a girl or woman who works in a dairy, esp one who milks cows and makes butter and cheese on a farm
- damourite — (mineral) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
- dan river — a river in S Virginia and N North Carolina, flowing S and E to the Roanoke River. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- dandering — Present participle of dander.
- dandiprat — a small English coin minted in the 16th century
- dardanian — Trojan
- daredevil — Daredevil people enjoy doing physically dangerous things.
- darius ii — (Ochus) died 404 b.c, king of Persia 424–404 (son of Artaxerxes I).
- darkening — Present participle of darken.
- darklings — in darkness
- darkslide — Alternative form of dark slide.
- darlingly — in a darling or charming manner
- darnation — Alternative form of tarnation.
- dartingly — In a darting manner; rapidly.
- darwinian — of or relating to Charles Darwin or his theory of evolution by natural selection
- darwinism — the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection
- darwinist — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- dawn raid — If police officers carry out a dawn raid, they go to someone's house very early in the morning to search it or arrest them.
- day-liner — a train, boat, etc., having a regularly scheduled route during daylight hours.
- dayspring — the dawn
- dead wire — a wire that is not carrying current
- deaneries — Plural form of deanery.
- debarking — Present participle of debark.
- debarring — Present participle of debar.
- debonaire — charming and sophisticated
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons