10-letter words containing a, n, d, r, y
- drury lane — a street in London, England, formerly notable for its theaters, named after the house Sir William Drury built there in the reign of Henry VIII.
- emendatory — (archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective.
- enlargedly — in an enlarged manner
- errand boy — boy who carries messages, go-between
- foudroyant — striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
- gendarmery — Alternative spelling of gendarmerie.
- grand jury — a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial.
- granddaddy — grandfather.
- grandpappy — grandfather.
- grey nomad — any elderly retired person who spends time travelling around the country in a mobile home
- gynandrism — hermaphroditism.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- hand-carry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- hand-spray — an attachment to a shower, sink unit, etc, that is not fixed in place but can instead be moved in order to aid washing
- hard candy — candy, often fruit flavored, made by boiling together sugar and corn syrup.
- hard money — (in the US) money given directly to a candidate in an election to assist his or her campaign
- henry dale — Sir Henry Hallett [hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- hydrangeas — Plural form of hydrangea.
- hydrastine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 21 NO 6 , that is extracted from the roots of goldenseal and forms prismatic crystals: used as an astringent and to inhibit uterine bleeding.
- hydromancy — divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.
- hydromania — an excessive craving or love for water
- hydrophane — a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water.
- hydroplane — a seaplane.
- hydrozoans — Plural form of hydrozoan.
- hypnodrama — the acting out of a traumatic experience, under hypnosis, by a person undergoing psychotherapy.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- incendiary — used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
- indagatory — investigatory
- indicatory — That indicates, signifies or implies.
- indo-aryan — a member of a people of India who are Indo-European in speech and Caucasoid in physical characteristics.
- irradiancy — Alternative form of irradiance.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- lymantriid — (zoology) Any of the moth family Lymantriidae.
- man friday — a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
- marylander — a person born or living in Maryland
- mistrayned — deluded or incorrectly trained
- modern-day — Modern-day is used to refer to the new or modern aspects of a place, an activity, or a society.
- narrowbody — (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating six or less passengers in a single row of economy seating, with one aisle.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
- ordinately — in an ordered manner
- oven-ready — (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- peary land — a peninsula in N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean: Cape Morris Jesup is at its N end. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.