9-letter words containing d, o, r, t, u
- droitural — pertaining to right of ownership as distinguished from right of possession.
- drop-outs — 1. A variety of "power glitch" (see glitch); momentary zero voltage on the electrical mains. 2. Missing characters in typed input due to software malfunction or system overload (one cause of such behaviour under Unix when a bad connection to a modem swamps the processor with spurious character interrupts; see screaming tty). 3. Mental glitches; used as a way of describing those occasions when the mind just seems to shut down for a couple of beats. See glitch, fried.
- drown out — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- drugstore — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- drum into — instill by repetition
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dunbarton — former county of W Scotland
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- durometer — a device for measuring the hardness of materials, especially metals.
- dustproof — impervious to or free of dust.
- duststorm — Phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- educatory — educative.
- erudition — The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- feudatory — a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
- fluorated — (chemistry) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.
- fort drum — a military reservation in Watertown in N New York, approximately 10 miles (16 km) E of Lake Ontario.
- fortitude — mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- fructidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.
- fruitwood — any of various woods from fruit-bearing trees, used for cabinetmaking and the like.
- get round — cajole
- good turn — a helpful and friendly act; good deed; favour
- graduator — One who determines or indicates graduation.
- grind out — extinguish: a cigarette, etc.
- groundnut — Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber.
- groundout — a play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- hardcourt — relating to a type of tennis court that is made of hard material
- herodotus — 484?–425? b.c, Greek historian.
- hold true — If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
- hydropult — a type of water pump or machine that expels water by means of hand power, as, for example, a fire extinguisher
- inductors — Plural form of inductor.
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- introduct — (obsolete) To instruct.
- judicator — a person who acts as judge or sits in judgment.
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- misrouted — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
- modulator — a person or thing that modulates.
- moistured — Supplied with moisture.
- mud motor — A mud motor is a drilling motor that uses the force of the drilling fluid to turn the drill bit.
- obtruding — Present participle of obtrude.
- orotundly — In an orotund manner.
- out-herod — to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess: His cruelty out-Herods Herod.
- outbidder — a person who outbids
- outboards — Plural form of outboard.
- outbraved — Simple past tense and past participle of outbrave.