9-letter words containing d, i, o, e
- iron duke — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- ironsides — a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- irrorated — Simple past tense and past participle of irrorate.
- isherwood — Christopher (William Bradshaw) [brad-shaw] /ˈbræd ʃɔ/ (Show IPA), 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.
- joined-up — In joined-up writing, you join all the letters in each word together, without taking your pen off the paper. This sort of writing is used by older children and adults.
- jointedly — In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
- jointweed — a plant of the buckwheat family, with jointed stems and clustered white or pink flowers
- joy-rider — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- joyridden — Past participle of joyride.
- joyriders — Plural form of joyrider.
- jumboized — Simple past tense and past participle of jumboize.
- juvenoids — Plural form of juvenoid.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kid glove — a glove made of kid leather.
- kingdomed — with a kingdom
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
- kozhikode — a city in W Kerala, in SW India.
- laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- leopold i — 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- leukemoid — resembling leukaemia
- liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- lie doggo — Informal. in concealment; out of sight.
- lifeblood — the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
- lifeworld — All the immediate experiences, activities, and contacts that make up the world of an individual or corporate life.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- line drop — the decrease in voltage between two points on an electric line, often caused by resistance or leakage along the line.
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
- live down — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- load line — Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).
- localised — localisation
- localized — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- logaoedic — composed of dactyls and trochees or of anapests and iambs, producing a movement somewhat suggestive of prose.
- logopedic — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
- lookaside — (computing) The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
- loudening — Present participle of louden.
- love bird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovebirds — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovechild — A child born to parents who aren't married to one another.
- low rider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- lowlihead — lowly state; lowliness.