9-letter words containing d, a, l, t
- outhandle — to handle or operate in a superior way to: That car outhandles all others in its class.
- outlander — a foreigner; alien.
- outlasted — to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- outsailed — Simple past tense and past participle of outsail.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pedalboat — a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure
- pendantly — in the shape or manner of a pendant
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
- pintailed — having a tapered tail
- pixelated — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilated — slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.
- placidity — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- plastered — drunk.
- plate-dog — a heavy metal plate on which plates, stereos, etc., are locked into position for printing on a rotary press.
- plateaued — a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
- platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- play date — an appointment made by several parents to have their young children play together.
- polka dot — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
- populated — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- quad left — (in computer typesetting) flush left.
- qualitied — possessing a quality or qualities
- radiality — the state of being radial in form or structure
- radiantly — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
- radiately — In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a centre.
- rattailed — having a tail or feature like a rat's tail
- red alert — (in military or civilian defense) the most urgent form of alert, signaling that an enemy attack is believed to be imminent.
- relatedly — associated; connected.
- relegated — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- rutilated — containing fine, embedded needles of rutile.
- salt dome — a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools.
- salty dog — a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, traditionally served in a salt-rimmed glass.
- sandblast — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- satelloid — a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.
- sidetable — a small table at the side of a room
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- soft-land — to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.
- southland — a southern area.
- stall-fed — (of animals) confined to and fed in a stall, especially for fattening.
- stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- steelhead — a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn.
- steelyard — a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.