9-letter words containing d, a, c, h
- deschamps — Émile (French emil), full name Émile Deschamps de Saint-Armand. 1791–1871, French poet, dramatist, and librettist: a leading figure in the French romantic movement
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- diarrheic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
- diathetic — Pathology. a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or other abnormal state of the body or mind.
- dichasium — a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- didrachma — An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
- digraphic — Of or pertaining to a digraph.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dish rack — frame for drying dishes
- dockhands — Plural form of dockhand.
- dog-cheap — very inexpensive.
- doomwatch — surveillance of the environment to warn of and prevent harm to it from human factors such as pollution or overpopulation
- douchebag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- doughface — a Northerner who sympathized with the South during the controversies over new territories and slavery before the Civil War.
- dratchell — a scruffy woman; a slut; a drab
- drawbench — a bench having apparatus for cold-drawing wires, tubes, etc.
- drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
- duck hawk — a peregrine falcon of the American subspecies Falco peregrinus anatum, noted for its especially swift flight.
- duckwheat — India wheat.
- dutch cap — a woman's lace cap with triangular flaps, characteristic of Dutch national dress
- dutch lap — a method of laying shingles, slates, or the like, in which each shingle or slate overlaps those below and to one side and is itself overlapped by those above and to the other side.
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- dysphagic — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphasic — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
- enchained — Simple past form of enchain.
- enchanted — Simple past tense and past participle of enchant.
- enchilada — A rolled tortilla with a filling typically of meat and served with a chili sauce.
- epedaphic — of or relating to atmospheric conditions
- escheated — Simple past tense and past participle of escheat.
- exchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of exchange.
- flashcard — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- foodchain — Alternative spelling of food chain.
- glochidia — glochid.
- hacendado — the owner of a hacienda.
- haciendas — Plural form of hacienda.
- hack mode — (jargon) Engaged in hacking. A Zen-like state of total focus on The Problem that may be achieved when one is hacking (this is why every good hacker is part mystic). Ability to enter such concentration at will correlates strongly with wizardliness; it is one of the most important skills learned during larval stage. Sometimes amplified as "deep hack mode". Being yanked out of hack mode (see priority interrupt) may be experienced as a physical shock, and the sensation of being in hack mode is more than a little habituating. The intensity of this experience is probably by itself sufficient explanation for the existence of hackers, and explains why many resist being promoted out of positions where they can code. See also cyberspace. Some aspects of hackish etiquette will appear quite odd to an observer unaware of the high value placed on hack mode. For example, if someone appears at your door, it is perfectly okay to hold up a hand (without turning one's eyes away from the screen) to avoid being interrupted. One may read, type, and interact with the computer for quite some time before further acknowledging the other's presence (of course, he or she is reciprocally free to leave without a word). The understanding is that you might be in hack mode with a lot of delicate state in your head, and you dare not swap that context out until you have reached a good point to pause. See also juggling eggs.
- hacked up — (jargon, programming) Sufficiently patched, kluged, and tweaked that the surgical scars are beginning to crowd out normal tissue (compare critical mass). Not all programs that are hacked become "hacked up"; if modifications are done with some eye to coherence and continued maintainability, the software may emerge better for the experience. Contrast hack up.
- hackitude — (jargon) An even sillier word for hackishness.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- hacksawed — Simple past tense and past participle of hacksaw.
- half deck — (in a sailing ship) the portion of the deck below the upper or spar deck and aft of the mainmast.