9-letter words containing a, l, d, e

daedalean — an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
daedalian — of Daedalus
daedalion — a son of Lucifer who, despondent over the death of his daughter Chione, leaped off Parnassus: Apollo changed him into a hawk.
dailiness — the quality or nature of being daily
dal segno — (of a piece of music) to be repeated from the point marked with a sign to the word fine
dalhousie — 9th Earl of, title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
daliesque — of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the surrealist art of Salvador Dali: giant advertising posters depicting Daliesque distortions of everyday objects.
dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
damn well — the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
danceable — appropriate for or conducive to dancing: danceable music.
dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
dandelion — A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows.
daredevil — Daredevil people enjoy doing physically dangerous things.
darkslide — Alternative form of dark slide.
data file — a file containing data that is used by a computer program
dataglove — a glove connected to a computer and equipped with sensors allowing the actual movements of a person's hand to manipulate virtual objects
date line — international date line
date palm — A date palm is a palm tree on which dates grow.
datelined — Simple past tense and past participle of dateline.
datelines — Plural form of dateline.
datepalms — Plural form of datepalm.
dauntless — A dauntless person is brave and confident and not easily frightened.
day-clean — the time after first dawn when the sun begins to shine; clear daybreak
day-lewis — C(ecil). 1904–72, British poet, critic, and (under the pen name Nicholas Blake) author of detective stories; poet laureate (1968–72)
day-liner — a train, boat, etc., having a regularly scheduled route during daylight hours.
dayflower — any of various tropical and subtropical plants of the genus Commelina, having jointed creeping stems, narrow pointed leaves, and blue or purplish flowers which wilt quickly: family Commelinaceae
daywalker — (fantasy) One who can go out in the sunlight, distinguished from vampires etc. who cannot.
de gaulle — Charles (André Joseph Marie) (ʃarl). 1890–1970, French general and statesman. During World War II, he refused to accept Pétain's armistice with Germany and founded the Free French movement in England (1940). He was head of the provisional governments (1944–46) and, as first president of the Fifth Republic (1959–69), he restored political and economic stability to France
de la rue — Warren, 1815–89, English astronomer and inventor.
de lancey — James, 1703–60, American jurist and politician in New York.
de molina — Tirso (ˈtirso). Pen name of Gabriel Téllez. ?1571–1648, Spanish dramatist; author of the first dramatic treatment of the Don Juan legend El Burlador de Sevilla (1630)
de valera — Eamon (ˈeɪmən). 1882–1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn Féin (1917–26) and of the Dáil (1918–22); formed the Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister (1937–48; 1951–54; 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of the Irish Republic
de valois — Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
dead ball — a way of referring to the ball when it is not in play and cannot be used by any player, usually because it has travelled beyond a boundary line
dead lift — a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance, as of a dead weight
dead load — the intrinsic invariable weight of a structure, such as a bridge. It may also include any permanent loads attached to the structure
dead loss — a person, thing, or situation that is completely useless or unprofitable
dead mail — undeliverable and unreturnable mail that is handled in the dead-letter office of the general post office.
dead-melt — to melt (steel) until killed.
deadfalls — Plural form of deadfall.
deadliest — causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.
deadlight — a bull's-eye let into the deck or hull of a vessel to admit light to a cabin
deadlined — Simple past tense and past participle of deadline.
deadlines — Plural form of deadline.
deadlocks — Plural form of deadlock.
deafblind — unable to hear or see

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