9-letter words containing d, n, r
- downriver — Toward or situated at a point nearer the mouth of a river.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- downthrow — a throwing down or being thrown down; overthrow.
- downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- downturns — Plural form of downturn.
- downwards — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- drabbling — Present participle of drabble.
- draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- draftsman — draughtsman (def 1).
- draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drag down — demoralize
- drag hunt — drag (def 27c).
- drag into — To drag something or someone into an event or situation means to involve them in it when it is not necessary or not desirable.
- drag king — a female who dresses as a man and impersonates male characteristics for public entertainment
- drag link — a link connecting cranks on parallel shafts.
- draggling — Present participle of draggle.
- draghound — a hound for use in following a hunting drag, specifically bred for speed and stamina rather than subtlety of sense of smell.
- draglines — Plural form of dragline.
- dragomans — Plural form of dragoman.
- dragonets — Plural form of dragonet.
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- dragonism — a strict and domineering manner
- dragonize — to turn into a dragon
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
- dragooner — (obsolete) A dragoon.
- dragqueen — Alternative form of drag queen.
- drain off — liquid: remove
- drain rod — one of a series of flexible rods with threaded ends that screw together and can be pushed to and fro in a drain to clear a blockage
- drainable — Capable of being drained.
- drainages — Plural form of drainage.
- drainless — inexhaustible.
- drainpipe — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- draintrap — A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.
- dramamine — dimenhydrinate
- dravidian — a family of languages, wholly distinct from Indo-European, spoken mostly in southern India and Sri Lanka and including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and, in Pakistan, Brahui.
- draw down — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- draw into — involve sb in sth
- draw rein — to tighten the reins
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- drawbench — a bench having apparatus for cold-drawing wires, tubes, etc.
- drawknife — a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing over a surface.
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- drawnwork — Ornamental work on linen or other fabric, done by drawing out threads and usually with additional needlework.
- dreamland — a pleasant, lovely land that exists only in dreams or the imagination; the region of reverie.
- drenching — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- dressings — the act of a person or thing that dresses.