9-letter words containing a, y, r, s
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- dastardly — If you describe an action as dastardly, you mean it is wicked and intended to hurt someone.
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- day nurse — a nurse who is on duty during the daytime
- daybreaks — Plural form of daybreak.
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- dayspring — the dawn
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- disarrays — Plural form of disarray.
- disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- dissarray — Misspelling of disarray.
- dockyards — Plural form of dockyard.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- driveways — Plural form of driveway.
- dry basis — The dry basis is a measure of how much water is in a solid, which is expressed as the weight of water as a percentage of the completely dry solid.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dryasdust — a dull, pedantic person
- drysalter — a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- dyscrasia — An abnormal or disordered state of the body or of a bodily part.
- dyscrasic — relating to, resulting from, or suffering from dyscrasia
- dyscratic — having or suffering from dyscrasia
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspraxia — inability to perform coordinated movements.
- dyspraxic — Of or pertaining to dyspraxia.
- earnestly — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- east gary — former name of Lake Station.
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- easy mark — sb easily targeted or victimized
- easy-care — requiring little care or maintenance: easy-care fabrics; easy-care furniture.
- empyreans — Plural form of empyrean.
- entryways — Plural form of entryway.
- esterházy — a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
- eyestrain — Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use of the eyes, or by uncorrected defects of vision.
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fantastry — a fantastic or ostentatious display
- farmyards — A yard or enclosure attached to a farmhouse.
- first day — (among Quakers) Sunday.
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- flypapers — Plural form of flypaper.
- for years — for several or many years
- forestays — Plural form of forestay.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- gainsayer — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- gargoyles — Plural form of gargoyle.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration