9-letter words containing d, i, a, l, o
- bobadilla — Francisco de [frahn-thees-kaw th e,, -sees-] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ðɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), died 1502, Spanish colonial governor in the West Indies: sent Columbus back to Spain in chains.
- bobtailed — having the tail cut short
- bordelais — a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.
- broadbill — any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae, of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
- broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
- broadtail — the highly valued black wavy fur obtained from the skins of newly born karakul lambs; caracul
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss
- bungaloid — resembling a bungalow or bungalows or characterized by bungalows or structures resembling bungalows
- cacodylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the cacodyl group.
- caledonia — Scotland
- caprioled — Simple past tense and past participle of capriole.
- caudillos — Plural form of caudillo.
- cephaloid — Shaped like the head or the brain.
- choroidal — relating to the choroid
- cladodial — resembling a cladode
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- coccoidal — relating to a coccus
- colloidal — of, denoting, or having the character of a colloid
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- comatulid — any of a group of crinoid echinoderms, including the feather stars, in which the adults are free-swimming
- comedical — of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.
- condillac — Étienne Bonnot de (etjɛn bɔno də). 1715–80, French philosopher. He developed Locke's view that all knowledge derives from the senses in his Traité des sensations (1754)
- coordinal — (of animals or plants) belonging to the same order
- coralloid — of or resembling coral
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- cycloidal — Pertaining to or resembling a cycloid; or a circle.
- cytocidal — capable of killing cells.
- dado rail — a moulding at about waist height on an interior wall, used for decoration and to protect the wall
- daedalion — a son of Lucifer who, despondent over the death of his daughter Chione, leaped off Parnassus: Apollo changed him into a hawk.
- daffodils — Plural form of daffodil.
- dalhousie — 9th Earl of, title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
- daltonian — relating to John Dalton or his atomic theory
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- dandelion — A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows.
- de molina — Tirso (ˈtirso). Pen name of Gabriel Téllez. ?1571–1648, Spanish dramatist; author of the first dramatic treatment of the Don Juan legend El Burlador de Sevilla (1630)
- de valois — Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- deisolate — to remove from isolation.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- deltoidal — of or relating to a river delta.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- denominal — denominative (def 2).
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women