9-letter words containing a, r, o, d
- disenamor — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- disfavors — Plural form of disfavor.
- disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- ditionary — (obsolete) A subject; a tributary.
- divinator — a diviner
- dna probe — a technique for identifying a segment of DNA, using a known sequence of nucleotide bases from a DNA strand to detect a complementary sequence in the sample by means of base pairing.
- dockyards — Plural form of dockyard.
- doctorand — a student working towards a doctorate
- doctorate — Doctor of Philosophy (def 1).
- doctorial — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- docudrama — a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
- dog guard — a metal frame used in a car to contain pet dogs
- dog track — racing circuit for dogs
- dog train — a sleigh drawn by a team of dogs
- dog's-ear — dog-ear.
- dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- dogaressa — the wife of a doge
- doggerman — a sailor on a dogger
- dogmatory — dogmatic
- dognapper — Agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
- dollarize — to replace a country's currency with the US dollar
- dominator — to rule over; govern; control.
- doncaster — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- door jack — a frame for holding a door while its edge is being planed.
- doorbrand — a hinge having a long strap holding together the planks of a door.
- doorcases — Plural form of doorcase.
- doorframe — the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head.
- doorjambs — Plural form of doorjamb.
- doornails — Plural form of doornail.
- doorplate — a small identification plate on the outside door of a house or room, bearing the occupant's name, the apartment or house number, or the like.
- doorstead — the structure of a doorway.
- doorwoman — the female door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and performs minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
- down card — a card that is dealt and played face down, as in blackjack and stud poker.
- downdraft — a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
- downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
- downrange — (of a missile, space launch, etc.) traveling in a specified direction away from the launch site and toward the target.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- downwards — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- 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.
- drag shoe — a type of braking device on a vehicle
- drag show — a performance by drag artists
- 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.