9-letter words containing d, e, a, r, i
- arsenides — Plural form of arsenide.
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- asiderite — an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- asteroids — Plural form of asteroid.
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- attainder — (formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felony
- attritted — to wear down (an opposing military force) by numerical superiority in troops or firepower.
- auditress — a female auditor
- axis deer — an Asian deer, Cervus (Axis) axis, of India and Sri Lanka, having a reddish-brown coat spotted with white.
- ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
- backfired — Simple past tense and past participle of backfire.
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- badgering — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badinerie — a name given in the 18th century to a type of quick, light movement in a suite
- balladier — a person who sings ballads.
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- bargained — Simple past tense and past participle of bargain.
- barmecide — lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham
- barricade — A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
- bear raid — an attempt to force down the price of a security or commodity by sustained selling
- beardfish — any of several fishes of the family Polymyxiidae, found in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having a pair of long barbels under the chin.
- bed chair — an adjustable frame for assisting invalids to sit up in bed.
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- bird cage — metal enclosure for a bird
- birthdate — Your birthdate is the same as your date of birth.
- boardlike — resembling a board
- boat ride — a ride in a boat
- bordelais — a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.
- braindead — having suffered brain death
- bread bin — A bread bin is a wooden, metal, or plastic container for storing bread.
- breadline — Someone who is on the breadline is very poor indeed.
- bridecake — a wedding cake
- bridemaid — a bridesmaid
- bridgeman — a person who works on a bridge or on the construction of bridges.
- bridleway — A bridleway is the same as a bridle path.
- brigadier — A brigadier is a senior officer who is in charge of a brigade in the British armed forces.
- broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
- broadside — A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
- broadwife — a female slave whose husband was owned by another master.
- broadwise — breadthwise
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss