9-letter words containing a, d, r, s, t
- 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.
- quadrants — Plural form of quadrant.
- quadrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate.
- quadratus — Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g., in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
- radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
- radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
- radiosity — (graphics) A method for rendering a view of a three-dimensional scene that provides realistic lighting effects, such as interobject reflections and color bleeding. Radiosity methods are computationally intense, due to the use of linear systems of equations and the spatial complexity of large scenes.
- 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.
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ringstand — a stand on which laboratory equipment is placed
- 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).
- sand trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sand-trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- sandstorm — a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- santander — Francisco de Paula [frahn-sees-kaw th e pou-lah] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1840, South American soldier and statesman: president of New Granada 1832–37.
- satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- saturated — saturated.
- saturdays — on Saturdays: Saturdays we go to the movies.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- sauntered — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- seastrand — seashore.
- sedentary — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- seed tray — a tray that once filled with soil or compost is used for planting seeds in
- seedeater — any of numerous small, tropical American finches, especially of the genus Sporophila.
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
- smattered — to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.
- softboard — a soft, porous particle board.
- sorediate — having soredia
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.