9-letter words containing a, l, m, d
- blackdamp — air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine
- bloomsday — an annual celebration in Dublin on 16 June of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on 16 June 1904
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- broadloom — of or designating carpets or carpeting woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss
- caladiums — Plural form of caladium.
- caldarium — (in ancient Rome) a room for taking hot baths
- calm down — If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
- candlemas — Feb 2, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple: the day on which the church candles are blessed. In Scotland it is one of the four quarter days
- candomble — any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, esp Yoruba, and South American Indian religions
- chlamydes — Plural form of chlamys.
- chlamydia — Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease.
- cladogram — a treelike diagram illustrating the development of a clade
- clambered — an act or instance of clambering.
- clamoured — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clampdown — A clampdown is a sudden restriction on a particular activity by a government or other authority.
- cold meat — a form of meat that has been cooked and allowed to become cold
- colombard — a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine
- comatulid — any of a group of crinoid echinoderms, including the feather stars, in which the adults are free-swimming
- comedical — of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.
- comradely — If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people.
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance
- cum laude — If a college student graduates cum laude, they receive the third highest honor that is possible. The second-highest grade is known as magna cum laude, and the highest grade of all is known as summa cum laude.
- cumulated — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- dalmatian — A Dalmatian is a large dog with short, smooth, white hair and black or dark brown spots.
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- damn fool — Damn fool means 'very stupid'.
- damn well — the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- damningly — in a damning manner
- 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
- date palm — A date palm is a palm tree on which dates grow.
- datepalms — Plural form of datepalm.
- davy lamp — an early safety lamp for miners, in which the flame was enclosed by wire gauze as a protection against firedamp
- 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)
- 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.
- dealmaker — A dealmaker is someone in business or politics who makes deals.
- decimally — by tens
- declaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaim.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- delamater — Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.
- demential — severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- demiglace — A rich brown sauce used in French cuisine by itself or as a base for other sauces.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.