9-letter words containing a, d, s, u
- lustihead — lustiness
- lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- maladious — (obsolete) sickly.
- malodours — Plural form of malodour.
- maquisard — maquis (def 2).
- marauders — Plural form of marauder.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- misadjust — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misgauged — Simple past tense and past participle of misgauge.
- misvalued — Simple past tense and past participle of misvalue.
- modulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modulate.
- mogadishu — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- moundsman — pitcher2 (def 2).
- mouse pad — mouse mat
- mud snake — an iridescent black and red snake, Farancia abacura, of southeastern and south-central U.S., having a sharp, stiff tail tip used in manipulating prey into position for swallowing.
- mud-flaps — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- mudguards — Plural form of mudguard.
- muscadine — a grape, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southern U.S., having dull purple, thick-skinned musky fruit and being the origin of many grape varieties.
- muscavado — muscovado.
- muscovado — raw or unrefined sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses.
- must-read — a piece of literature or writing considered important or classic; writing that should or must be read.
- mustached — Having a mustache.
- nabonidus — died 539? b.c, last king of Babylonia 556–539 (father of Belshazzar).
- nauseated — to affect with nausea; sicken.
- nefandous — Unspeakable, appalling.
- noseguard — middle guard.
- novodamus — a clause in a charter whereby a grant (particularly of property) is renewed by a (feudal) superior, esp for the purpose of making a minor alteration to the former grant; the charter itself
- nuff said — used to indicate that the preceding statement is sufficient
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- odalisque — a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.
- old squaw — a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions.
- oldsquaws — Plural form of oldsquaw.
- ombudsman — a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- osculated — Simple past tense and past participle of osculate.
- outboards — Plural form of outboard.
- outcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of outcaste.
- outgassed — Simple past tense and past participle of outgas.
- outlasted — to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
- outraised — Simple past tense and past participle of outraise.
- outsailed — Simple past tense and past participle of outsail.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- outstands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outstand.
- outstared — Simple past tense and past participle of outstare.
- outstayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outstay.
- palladous — of or containing bivalent palladium.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- persuader — a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.