9-letter words containing a, r, n, o
- draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- drag down — demoralize
- drag into — To drag something or someone into an event or situation means to involve them in it when it is not necessary or not desirable.
- draghound — a hound for use in following a hunting drag, specifically bred for speed and stamina rather than subtlety of sense of smell.
- dragomans — Plural form of dragoman.
- dragonets — Plural form of dragonet.
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- dragonism — a strict and domineering manner
- dragonize — to turn into a dragon
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
- dragooner — (obsolete) A dragoon.
- drain off — liquid: remove
- drain rod — one of a series of flexible rods with threaded ends that screw together and can be pushed to and fro in a drain to clear a blockage
- draw down — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- draw into — involve sb in sth
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- drawnwork — Ornamental work on linen or other fabric, done by drawing out threads and usually with additional needlework.
- drop tank — an external aircraft tank, usually containing fuel, that can be detached and dropped in flight
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dunbarton — former county of W Scotland
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- duodenary — duodecimal.
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- dynamotor — an electrical machine having a single magnetic field and two independent armature windings of which one acts as a motor and the other a generator: used to convert direct current from a battery into alternating current
- ealdorman — alderman.
- ealdormen — Plural form of ealdorman.
- ear stone — an otolith.
- ear-stone — a calcium carbonate crystal in the ear of vertebrates
- earphones — (countable) Plural form of earphone.
- earthborn — born on or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.
- ecotarian — An ecotarian is a person who eats only food that has been produced in a way that does not harm the environment.
- ecuadoran — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- embryonal — Embryonic.
- emendator — One who emends or critically edits.
- enamorado — a beloved one; lover
- enamoring — Present participle of enamor.
- enamoured — Alternative spelling of enamored.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- end organ — the expanded end of a peripheral motor or sensory nerve
- endeavors — Try hard to do or achieve something.
- endeavour — Standard spelling of endeavor.
- endocarps — Plural form of endocarp.
- entourage — A group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
- epuration — purification
- ergomania — an excessive desire to work or exercise
- erosional — Pertaining to erosion.
- erotomane — A person with excessive sexual desire.