9-letter words containing d, i, a
- 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
- devadasis — Plural form of devadasi.
- devaluing — to deprive of value; reduce the value of.
- devanning — Present participle of devan.
- devasting — Present participle of devast.
- deviances — deviant quality or state.
- deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- deviative — tending to deviate or cause to deviate
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- devisable — (of property, esp realty) capable of being transferred by will
- dew snail — a slug
- diabesity — Used to refer to a form of diabetes that typically develops in later life and is associated with being obese.
- diabetics — Plural form of diabetic.
- diablerie — magic or witchcraft connected with devils
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
- diabolist — Theology. action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. the character or condition of a devil. a doctrine concerning devils. a belief in or worship of devils.
- diabolize — to make (someone or something) diabolical
- diabology — the study of the devil or devils
- diacetate — (chemistry) Any salt or ester having two acetate groups.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaclasis — (medicine) Osteoclasis.
- diacodium — (in pre-modern medicine) a herbal remedy made chiefly from poppies, acting as an opiate and thus used to aid sleep
- diaconate — the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon
- diacritic — a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
- diactinic — able to transmit photochemically active radiation
- diademing — Present participle of diadem.
- diaereses — Plural form of diaeresis.
- diaeresis — the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate, naïve, etc
- diaeretic — dieresis.
- diaghilev — Sergei (Pavlovich) (sɪrˈɡjej ˈpavləvitʃ). 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario. He founded (1909) and directed (1909–29) the Ballets Russes in Paris, introducing Russian ballet to the West
- diagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- diagnoses — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- diagnosis — Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not working properly.
- diagonals — Plural form of diagonal.
- diagramed — Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
- diagraphs — Plural form of diagraph.
- dial down — to reduce or become reduced
- dial tone — The dial tone is the same as the dialling tone.
- dialation — Misspelling of dilation.
- dialectal — of a dialect.
- dialectic — People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved.
- diallagic — consisting of, containing, or resembling diallage
- diallelic — Having two alleles.
- dialogism — a deduction with one premise and a disjunctive conclusion
- dialogist — a person who writes or takes part in a dialogue