9-letter words containing a, n, d, r
- farandole — a lively dance, of Provençal origin, in which all the dancers join hands and execute various figures.
- farm hand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
- farmhands — Plural form of farmhand.
- farmlands — Plural form of farmland.
- feedgrain — any cereal grain used as a feed for livestock, poultry, or other animals.
- ferdinand — 1784–1833, king of Spain 1808, 1814–33.
- fernandel — real name Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin. 1903–71, French comic film actor
- fernandez — Juan [hwahn,, wahn;; Spanish hwahn] /ʰwɑn,, wɑn;; Spanish ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), 1536?–1602? Spanish navigator: explorer in South America and the Pacific.
- fine-draw — Sewing. to sew together so finely that the joining is not noticeable.
- finedrawn — Drawn out with too much subtlety; overnice.
- finlander — an inhabitant of Finland, especially a native who customarily speaks Swedish.
- firebrand — a piece of burning wood or other material.
- firsthand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- flankered — Simple past tense and past participle of flanker.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- floridian — of or relating to the state of Florida.
- foodgrain — Cereal (grain grown as human food).
- forehands — Plural form of forehand.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- forenamed — named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.
- fortran d — A data-parallel Fortran developed by Ken Kennedy at Rice University. E-mail: Theresa Chapman <[email protected]>.
- forwander — to wander far
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- fragonard — Jean Honoré [zhahn aw-naw-rey] /ʒɑ̃ ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1732–1806, French painter.
- frankland — Sir Edward, 1825–99, English chemist: developed theory of valence.
- fraudsman — a fraudster; a cheat
- free hand — unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.
- free-hand — unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frontload — Alternative form of front-load.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- fundraise — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- gabardine — Also, gaberdine. a firm, tightly woven fabric of worsted, cotton, polyester, or other fiber, with a twill weave.
- gaberdine — Also, gabardine. a long, loose coat or frock for men, worn in the Middle Ages, especially by Jews.
- gandering — Present participle of gander.
- ganderism — foolish behaviour
- gangboard — a raised walk on a sailing ship, crossing the waist and connecting the forecastle directly with the quarterdeck.
- gangrened — Infected with gangrene, gangrenous.
- gardeners — Plural form of gardener.
- gardenful — An amount sufficient to fill a garden.
- gardenias — Plural form of gardenia.
- gardening — a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- garlanded — a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.
- garlander — One who makes or bears a garland.
- garlandry — a collection of garlands
- garmented — (poetic) Wearing a garment; attired.
- garnetted — Textiles. to reduce (waste material) to its fibrous state for reuse in textile manufacturing.
- garnished — Simple past tense and past participle of garnish.
- gear down — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- gendarmes — Plural form of gendarme.