9-letter words containing d, e, n, r
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- arid zone — either of the zones of latitude 15–30° N and S characterized by very low rainfall and desert or semidesert terrain
- arraigned — to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- arsenides — Plural form of arsenide.
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- ascenders — Plural form of ascender.
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- attainder — (formerly) the extinction of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felony
- attenders — Plural form of attender.
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
- 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
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- bandbrake — a device used to measure the power of brakes
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- banderole — a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
- bandoleer — a broad belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest, with pockets for carrying ammunition, etc.
- bandolero — a highwayman; a robber
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- banner ad — A banner ad is a large advertisement on a website that stretches across the top or down the side of the window. It usually contains a link to the advertiser's website.
- bareboned — short of resources
- bargained — Simple past tense and past participle of bargain.
- barnacled — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- bartended — Simple past tense and past participle of bartend.
- bartender — A bartender is a person who serves drinks behind a bar.
- be warned — If someone says to you 'be warned', they are advising you to be cautious, because there are risks that you may not have thought about.
- bean curd — Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- bed liner — a stiff, durable plastic lining used to protect the bed and side walls of the cargo space of some pickup trucks
- bedridden — Someone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed.
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- berg wind — a hot dry wind in South Africa blowing from the plateau down to the coast
- bergander — a species of European duck; sheldrake
- 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.
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- bind over — If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time.
- blinkered — A blinkered view, attitude, or approach is narrow and does not take into account other people's opinions. A blinkered person has this kind of attitude.
- blundered — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- blunderer — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- bonderize — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
- bonetired — completely exhausted
- border on — If you talk about a characteristic or situation bordering on something, usually something that you consider bad, you mean that it is almost that thing.
- bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- boyfriend — Someone's boyfriend is a man or boy with whom they are having a romantic or sexual relationship.