9-letter words containing d, e, s, t
- 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.
- 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.
- ascidiate — of or relating to the tunicate molluscs of the genus Ascidium
- asiderite — an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- asphalted — Simple past tense and past participle of asphalt.
- 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.
- assonated — Simple past tense and past participle of assonate.
- assuetude — the state of being familiar with or used to something
- asteroids — Plural form of asteroid.
- astounded — If you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen.
- astraddle — with a leg on either side of something
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astrodome — a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- asyndeton — the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
- attendees — a person who is present at a specific time or place: a conference with thousands of attendees.
- attenders — Plural form of attender.
- attitudes — Plural form of attitude.
- auditress — a female auditor
- autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
- autopsied — inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- backdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate.
- bad taste — lack of discernment
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- bandmates — Plural form of bandmate.
- bastinade — bastinado.
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- be seated — to assume a seated position; sit down
- bead test — a laboratory test used in the identification of certain metals or metal constituents, in which a bead covered with the material is heated in a flame and cooled to observe its properties.
- beadblast — a jet of small glass beads blown from a nozzle under air or steam pressure
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- bed stone — the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Compare runner (def 12).
- bed-stand — night table.
- bedplates — Plural form of bedplate.
- bedsheets — Plural form of bedsheet.
- bedsitter — A bedsitter is the same as a bedsit.
- bedsteads — Plural form of bedstead.
- bedstraws — Plural form of bedstraw.
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- blustered — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
- bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bondstone — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header