9-letter words containing d, i, s, u, a
- insulated — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- inundates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inundate.
- isandrous — having the stamens similar to each other and equal in number to the petals.
- jaundices — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaundice.
- judaistic — an adherent or supporter of Judaism.
- kurdistan — a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
- ladislaus — Saint, c1040–95, king of Hungary 1077–95.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
- latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- lustihead — lustiness
- maladious — (obsolete) sickly.
- maquisard — maquis (def 2).
- misadjust — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misgauged — Simple past tense and past participle of misgauge.
- misvalued — Simple past tense and past participle of misvalue.
- mogadishu — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- muscadine — a grape, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southern U.S., having dull purple, thick-skinned musky fruit and being the origin of many grape varieties.
- nabonidus — died 539? b.c, last king of Babylonia 556–539 (father of Belshazzar).
- nuff said — used to indicate that the preceding statement is sufficient
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- odalisque — a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.
- outraised — Simple past tense and past participle of outraise.
- outsailed — Simple past tense and past participle of outsail.
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- postaudit — an audit of accounting records, conducted at some interval of time after a transaction or a series of transactions has already occurred.
- poujadism — a conservative reactionary movement to protect the business interests of small traders
- pseudaxis — sympodium.
- put aside — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quantised — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quasimodo — Salvatore [sahl-vah-taw-re] /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959.
- quaysides — Plural form of quayside.
- quicksand — a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
- residuals — payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears
- residuary — entitled to the residue of an estate: a residuary legatee.
- safid rud — a river flowing from NW Iran into the Caspian Sea. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- schaudinn — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1871–1906, German zoologist.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- sub-ideal — a conception of something in its perfection.
- subhalide — a halide containing a relatively small proportion of the halogen, as mercurous chloride.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sugarbird — any of various honeycreepers that feed on nectar.
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.