9-letter words containing d, e, s, a
- androides — Dated form of android.
- androsace — any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anecdysis — the period between moults in arthropods
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anhydrase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water
- anisidine — (organic compound) Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals.
- ankylosed — Simple past tense and past participle of ankylose.
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- antecedes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede.
- antedates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antedate.
- antidotes — Plural form of antidote.
- antinodes — Plural form of antinode.
- antipodes — People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as the Antipodes.
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- appleseed — Johnny(name for John Chapman) 1774-1845; U.S. frontiersman who planted apple trees throughout the Midwest
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.
- appressed — pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface
- apsidiole — a secondary, or small, apse
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- aqueducts — Plural form of aqueduct.
- archdukes — Plural form of archduke.
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aristides — known as Aristides the Just. ?530–?468 bc, Athenian general and statesman, who played a prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480), and Plataea (479)
- arseholed — very drunk
- arsenides — Plural form of arsenide.
- asafetida — a bad-smelling gum resin obtained from various Asiatic plants (genus Ferula) of the umbel family: it was formerly used to treat some illnesses or, in folk medicine, to repel disease
- asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- 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
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascidiate — of or relating to the tunicate molluscs of the genus Ascidium
- asclepiad — a plant that belongs to the class Asclepiadaceae
- ashamedly — feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace: He felt ashamed for having spoken so cruelly.
- asiderite — an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- asphalted — Simple past tense and past participle of asphalt.
- asphodels — Plural form of asphodel.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- assaulted — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assembled — noting an artificial gem formed of two or more parts, as a doublet or triplet, at least one of which is a true gemstone.
- assonated — Simple past tense and past participle of assonate.
- assuetude — the state of being familiar with or used to something
- assumedly — in a presumed manner
- assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
- asteroids — Plural form of asteroid.