9-letter words containing a, d, r, t
- diuturnal — Durable, long-lasting.
- divinator — a diviner
- dixiecrat — a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
- doctorand — a student working towards a doctorate
- doctorate — Doctor of Philosophy (def 1).
- doctorial — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- dog track — racing circuit for dogs
- dog train — a sleigh drawn by a team of dogs
- dogmatory — dogmatic
- dominator — to rule over; govern; control.
- doncaster — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- doorplate — a small identification plate on the outside door of a house or room, bearing the occupant's name, the apartment or house number, or the like.
- doorstead — the structure of a doorway.
- downdraft — a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- draftable — Capable of being drafted.
- draftsman — draughtsman (def 1).
- draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drag hunt — drag (def 27c).
- drag into — To drag something or someone into an event or situation means to involve them in it when it is not necessary or not desirable.
- drag lift — a lift which drags skiers up to the top of the slope
- draglifts — Plural form of draglift.
- dragonets — Plural form of dragonet.
- dragsters — Plural form of dragster.
- dragstrip — a race course for drag racing
- drahthaar — one of a German breed of wirehaired pointing dogs.
- draintrap — A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.
- 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.
- dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dramaturg — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- dratchell — a scruffy woman; a slut; a drab
- draughted — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draughter — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draw into — involve sb in sth
- 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).
- draw-gate — the valve that controls a sluice
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- drawplate — A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
- 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.
- dreamboat — a highly attractive or desirable person.
- dreamiest — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreamtime — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- dreariest — Superlative form of dreary.
- drip tray — a tray, sometimes with a slotted cover, designed to catch drips, as under a beer tap, sump, plant pot, etc