9-letter words containing d, e, a
- aggressed — to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
- aggrieved — If you feel aggrieved, you feel upset and angry because of the way in which you have been treated.
- agnus dei — the figure of a lamb bearing a cross or banner, emblematic of Christ
- agrodolce — an Italian sweet-and-sour sauce, made with onions, garlic, red wine vinegar, sugar, and raisins
- ahmedabad — a city in W India, in Gujarat: famous for its mosque. Pop: 3 515 361 (2001)
- ahungered — very hungry.
- aids test — a blood test that detects whether the blood sample contains antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and thus whether a person has or is likely to develop AIDS
- air medal — a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement during participation in aerial operations
- air-dried — preserved by exposing to the air and allowing to dry
- airdromes — Plural form of airdrome.
- airfields — Plural form of airfield.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- airlifted — Simple past tense and past participle of airlift.
- airmailed — Simple past tense and past participle of airmail.
- alarmedly — in an alarmed manner
- alcimedes — the mother of Jason.
- alcimedon — an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
- aldebaran — a binary star, one component of which is a red giant, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. It appears in the sky close to the star cluster Hyades. Visual magnitude: 0.85; spectral type: K5III; distance: 65 light years
- aldeburgh — a small resort in SE England, in Suffolk: site of an annual music festival established in 1948 by Benjamin Britten. Pop: 2654 (2001)
- aldehydes — Plural form of aldehyde.
- aldehydic — any of a class of organic compounds containing the group −CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
- alder fly — any of several dark-colored neuropterous insects of the family Sialidae, the larvae of which are aquatic and predacious on other aquatic insects.
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- alepidote — (of a fish) not having scales.
- alewashed — showing the effects of drinking beer
- alexander — Harold (Rupert Leofric George), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891–1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944–45); governor general of Canada (1946–52); British minister of defence (1952–54)
- alexandra — 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland
- algaecide — a chemical substance for killing and preventing the growth of algae
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- algidness — the state or quality of being algid
- alienated — indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
- alimonied — provided or supplied with alimony
- aliquoted — Divided into, or distributed in aliquots.
- alkalized — Simple past tense and past participle of alkalize.
- alkoxides — Plural form of alkoxide.
- alkylated — Simple past tense and past participle of alkylate.
- all-dayer — an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all day
- all-fired — excessive; extreme
- allegedly — reportedly; supposedly
- allemande — the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four
- allianced — Simple past tense and past participle of alliance.
- alligated — to attach; bind.
- allocated — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allowedly — by general admission or agreement; admittedly
- almandine — a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
- almandite — almandine.
- almohades — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- aloeswood — agalloch.
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- alopecoid — resembling a fox