9-letter words containing d, e, r, m, a
- chamfered — a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Compare bevel.
- clambered — an act or instance of clambering.
- clamoured — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- cofferdam — a watertight structure, usually of sheet piling, that encloses an area under water, pumped dry to enable construction work to be carried out. Below a certain depth a caisson is required
- commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
- compadres — Plural form of compadre.
- compander — a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus
- comradely — If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people.
- comradery — camaraderie or comradeship
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- damn near — People use damn near to emphasize that what they are saying is not actually true, but is very close to being true.
- damourite — (mineral) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
- dangerman — (sports, British) A player on an opposing side who poses a significant threat.
- dark meat — meat that is dark in appearance after cooking, especially a leg or thigh of chicken or turkey (distinguished from white meat).
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- date from — If something dates from a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- daydreamy — Inclined to daydream; scatterbrained or idealistic.
- de morgan — Augustus, 1806–71, English mathematician and logician.
- dealmaker — A dealmaker is someone in business or politics who makes deals.
- deary me! — an exclamation of surprise or dismay
- debarment — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
- decagrams — Plural form of decagram.
- decameric — Of or pertaining to a decamer.
- decameron — a collection of a hundred tales by Boccaccio (published 1353), presented as stories told by a group of Florentines to while away ten days during a plague
- decameter — dekameter
- decametre — ten metres
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- dekagrams — Plural form of dekagram.
- dekameter — ten meters, or one tenth of a hectometer (32.808 feet): abbrev. dam
- delamater — Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.
- demarcate — If you demarcate something, you establish its boundaries or limits.
- demarking — demarcate.
- demeanors — Plural form of demeanor.
- demeanour — Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- demeanure — Obsolete form of demeanor.
- demeraran — originating from or native to Demerara
- demetrias — an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- demigrate — (obsolete) To emigrate.
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- 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.
- demurrage — the delaying of a ship, railway wagon, etc, caused by the charterer's failure to load, unload, etc, before the time of scheduled departure
- deprogram — to cause to abandon a rigid commitment to certain beliefs, values, etc., as those of a religious cult, by undoing the effects of indoctrination
- dermatoid — resembling skin