9-letter words containing d, a, l, r, i
- idle gear — a gear placed between a driving and a driven gear to transmit motion between them.
- idolaters — Plural form of idolater.
- idolators — Plural form of idolator.
- idolatory — Misspelling of idolatry.
- impearled — Simple past tense and past participle of impearl.
- impleader — a procedural method by which an original party to an action may bring in and make a claim against a third party in connection with the claim made against the original party.
- indurable — Archaic form of endurable.
- ingerland — a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters
- interdeal — to negotiate or deal mutually
- interlaid — Simple past tense and past participle of interlay.
- interlard — to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with): to interlard one's speech with oaths.
- ironclads — Plural form of ironclad.
- irrelated — Unrelated.
- islanders — Plural form of islander.
- jailbirds — Plural form of jailbird.
- juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- kirkcaldy — a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.
- la mirada — a city in SW California.
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- land rail — corn crake.
- land rain — a steady, heavy rain.
- larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
- larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
- laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- liar dice — a gambling game in which the throw of five dice by each player is concealed from the opponent and bluffing is permitted
- liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- link road — a road used to link two cities or two more major hubs of road transport
- lombardia — a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)
- lombardic — a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- madrigals — Plural form of madrigal.
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- mailorder — Ordered to be delivered to one's home.
- maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- mandrills — Plural form of mandrill.
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- middorsal — located in the middle of the dorsum or back
- midlander — a native or inhabitant of the Midlands of England