9-letter words containing d, i, t, r
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- theridiid — a spider of the family Theridiidae, comprising the comb-footed spiders.
- thermidor — Also called Fervidor. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the 11th month of the year, extending from July 19 to August 17.
- third ear — intuition.
- third eye — pineal eye.
- third man — Cricket. the position of a fielder on the off side between slip and point. the fielder occupying this position.
- third way — The Third Way is used to refer to a set of political beliefs and principles that is neither extremely right-wing nor extremely left-wing.
- thirdhand — previously used or owned by two successive people.
- thirdings — the third part of growing grain or corn owed to the lord at the time of the tenant's death
- thirdsman — an intermediary or arbitrator; the third person
- thornbird — any of various small S American birds of the genus Phacellodomus
- thorndike — Ashley Horace, 1871–1933, U.S. literary historian and teacher.
- threadfin — any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays.
- threading — twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.
- threnodic — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- thyroidal — of or relating to the thyroid gland
- tick bird — any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.
- tick-bird — any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.
- tide over — the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tide race — a fast-running tidal current
- tidewater — water affected by the flow and ebb of the tide.
- tigerwood — a heavily striped wood used in cabinetmaking
- tinderbox — a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel.
- tired out — exhausted
- tiredness — fatigue
- tonbridge — a market town in SE England, in SW Kent on the River Medway. Pop: 35 833 (2001)
- top-sider — a casual shoe, often made of canvas, having a nonskid rubber sole
- torpidity — inactive or sluggish.
- torridity — subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
- torrified — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- tortricid — Also called tortrix [tawr-triks] /ˈtɔr trɪks/ (Show IPA). any of numerous moths of the family Tortricidae, comprising the leaf rollers, having broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings.
- touristed — busy with tourists
- traceried — ornamented or decorated with tracery.
- trackside — located next to a railroad track.
- tradition — the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
- traditive — traditional.
- tragedian — an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- tragedies — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- tragedize — to make tragic; imbue with the aspects of tragedy: a story tragedized by calamity and loss of hope.
- trailhead — the point where a trail starts.
- trailside — the side or border of a trail.
- trainband — a company of trained militia organized in London and elsewhere in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
- trainload — the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
- trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- tramlined — having tramlines
- transited — the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- trapezoid — Geometry. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides. British. trapezium (def 1b).
- treadmill — an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of people or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a pair of horizontal cylinders.
- trebizond — a medieval empire in NE Asia Minor 1204–1461.
- tredrille — a card game involving three players