9-letter words containing d, o, a, t
- stockyard — an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a slaughterhouse, railroad, market, etc., for the temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.
- stonehand — a person who arranges type and imposes pages on an imposing stone
- stop bead — a strip of molding along the inside of a window frame for holding a sliding sash.
- storecard — A storecard is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit from a particular store or group of stores.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- strafford — 1st Earl of (Thomas Wentworth) 1593–1641, English statesman: chief adviser of Charles I of England.
- strappado — an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim, with arms bound behind, was raised from the ground by a rope fastened to the wrists, abruptly released, then arrested with a painful jerk just before reaching the ground.
- stratford — a town in SW Connecticut, near Bridgeport: Shakespeare theater.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- tabbyhood — spinsterhood
- tackboard — a large board, usually made of cork or soft wood, on which notices can be tacked.
- taekwondo — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- tag cloud — a visual representation of user-generated electronic tags or keywords that classify and describe online content, typically an alphabetical list or a grouping of words in different font sizes, as to show relative frequency or provide links to further information: a tag cloud of the words used in the president's speech. See also tag1 (def 9b).
- tailboard — the tailgate, especially of a wagon or truck.
- take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- take hold — become established
- take odds — to accept such a bet
- talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
- tax dodge — a way of avoiding having to pay the full amount of tax owed; it may be legal or illegal
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- tetrapody — a measure consisting of four feet.
- thanatoid — resembling or like death
- thanehood — the character or standing of a thane
- thank god — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- theodosia — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “god-given.”.
- thibodaux — a city in SE Louisiana.
- thio acid — an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
- thousands — a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- thralldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- thylakoid — a flattened sac or vesicle lined with a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis, in plants and algae occurring in interconnected stacks constituting a granum of the chloroplast, and in other photosynthesizing organisms occurring either singly or as part of the cell membrane or other structure.
- thyroidal — of or relating to the thyroid gland
- to be had — If you have been had, someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price.
- toad spit — cuckoo spit (sense 1)
- toadeater — a toady.
- toadshade — a plant, Trillium sessile, of the lily family, native to the southeastern U.S., having broad, mottled leaves and a solitary purplish or greenish flower.
- toadstone — any of various stones or stonelike objects, formerly supposed to have been formed in the head or body of a toad, worn as jewels or amulets.
- toadstool — any of various mushrooms having a stalk with an umbrellalike cap, especially the agarics.
- toe dance — a dance performed on tiptoe
- toe-dance — to perform a toe dance.
- toll road — a road or highway on which a toll is exacted.
- tonawanda — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- tone-deaf — unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
- top-rated — A top-rated show or service is the most successful or highly regarded of its kind.
- tornadoes — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- tote road — an unpaved road for carrying supplies, as to a camp or clearing.
- towelhead — an offensive term for someone who wears a turban
- towheaded — a head of very light blond, almost white hair.
- track rod — the rod connecting the two front wheels of a motor vehicle ensuring that they turn at the same angle
- trade off — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.