9-letter words containing d, a, y, o
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- bodyboard — a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than the standard board and on which the surfer lies rather than stands
- bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
- cacodylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the cacodyl group.
- calcedony — Alt form chalcedony.
- clay road — an unsealed and unmetalled road in a rural area
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- comradely — If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people.
- comradery — camaraderie or comradeship
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- copy-read — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- cordately — In a cordate form.
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- courtyard — A courtyard is an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls.
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- cycadeoid — a member of an order of plants with woody stems and tough leaves that became extinct during the Cretaceous period
- cycloidal — Pertaining to or resembling a cycloid; or a circle.
- cytocidal — capable of killing cells.
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- damnatory — threatening or occasioning condemnation
- day coach — an ordinary railroad passenger car, as distinguished from a sleeping car, parlor car, or other deluxe accommodations.
- day labor — workers hired on a daily basis only, especially unskilled labor.
- daybeacon — an unlighted navigational beacon used as a daymark.
- daycation — a day trip to a resort, hotel, etc that does not involve staying the night
- dayflower — any of various tropical and subtropical plants of the genus Commelina, having jointed creeping stems, narrow pointed leaves, and blue or purplish flowers which wilt quickly: family Commelinaceae
- dayworker — a person who works during the daytime
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.
- democrazy — A democratic system or state considered to be inauthentic or inherently flawed; democracy that has descended into corruption, injustice, or absurdity.
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- diabology — the study of the devil or devils
- 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
- diazotype — a print produced by the diazo process.
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dictatory — dictatorial
- dionysiac — of or relating to the Dionysia or to Dionysus; Bacchic.
- dionysian — of, relating to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus.
- diplomacy — the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
- ditionary — (obsolete) A subject; a tributary.
- doability — Feasibility; practicability.
- dockyards — Plural form of dockyard.
- doggy bag — a small bag provided on request by a restaurant for a customer to carry home leftovers of a meal, ostensibly to feed a dog or other pet.
- dogmatory — dogmatic
- domically — in the manner or shape of a dome
- dominancy — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.