9-letter words containing a, d, r, s, t
- distraint — the act of distraining; a distress.
- distraite — (of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- doncaster — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- doorstead — the structure of a doorway.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- draftsman — draughtsman (def 1).
- draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
- draglifts — Plural form of draglift.
- dragonets — Plural form of dragonet.
- dragsters — Plural form of dragster.
- dragstrip — a race course for drag racing
- dramatics — (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
- dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dramatist — a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.
- draw lots — to decide an issue by using lots
- draw shot — a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball. Compare follow shot (def 2).
- drawsheet — a narrow sheet, often used on hospital beds, placed under a patient's buttocks and often over a rubber sheet, that can easily be removed if soiled.
- drawtubes — Plural form of drawtube.
- dreamiest — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreariest — Superlative form of dreary.
- drop seat — a hinged seat, as in a taxicab or bus, that may be pulled down for use when an additional seat is needed.
- drug tsar — a senior public official charged with tackling the problem of drugs
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dryasdust — a dull, pedantic person
- drysalter — a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- dust cart — a garbage truck.
- dustcarts — Plural form of dustcart.
- dyscratic — having or suffering from dyscrasia
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- eastwards — Also, eastwards. toward the east.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- estradiol — A major estrogen produced in the ovaries.
- estranged — (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
- estrapade — The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
- estreated — Simple past tense and past participle of estreat.
- farmstead — a farm together with its buildings.
- federates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of federate.
- first aid — emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.
- first day — (among Quakers) Sunday.
- firsthand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- fraudster — A person who practices fraud; a swindler.
- gastropod — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
- goatherds — Plural form of goatherd.
- gold star — a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
- gradients — Plural form of gradient.
- graduates — Plural form of graduate.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.