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9-letter words containing d, r, a, f

  • dayflower — any of various tropical and subtropical plants of the genus Commelina, having jointed creeping stems, narrow pointed leaves, and blue or purplish flowers which wilt quickly: family Commelinaceae
  • defaulter — A defaulter is someone who does not do something that they are legally supposed to do, such as make a payment at a particular time, or appear in a court of law.
  • defeature — to blemish or disfigure (a person or thing)
  • defecator — One who defecates.
  • deferable — capable of being deferred or postponed: a deferrable project.
  • deferrals — Plural form of deferral.
  • defibrate — to break (wood, paper, garbage, etc.) into fibrous components; reduce to fibers.
  • deflators — Plural form of deflator.
  • deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
  • defragged — Simple past tense and past participle of defrag.
  • defragger — a device which defragments computer files
  • defrauded — to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
  • defrauder — One who defrauds.
  • defraying — Present participle of defray.
  • delftware — glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, which originated in Delft
  • dirt farm — a tract of land on which a dirt farmer works.
  • disaffirm — to deny; contradict.
  • disfavors — Plural form of disfavor.
  • disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
  • disk farm — (jargon)   (Or "laundromat") A large room or rooms filled with disk drives (especially washing machines).
  • distaffer — a woman, especially in a field or place usually or generally dominated by men: the first distaffer to have a seat on the stock exchange.
  • doorframe — the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head.
  • downdraft — a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
  • draftable — Capable of being drafted.
  • draftsman — draughtsman (def 1).
  • draftsmen — (US) Plural form of draftsman.
  • drag lift — a lift which drags skiers up to the top of the slope
  • draglifts — Plural form of draglift.
  • 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.
  • drain off — liquid: remove
  • drake fly — mayfly (def 2).
  • draw fire — If you draw fire for something that you have done, you cause people to criticize you or attack you because of it.
  • drawerful — an amount sufficient to fill a drawer: a drawerful of socks.
  • drawknife — a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing over a surface.
  • dreadfull — Archaic spelling of dreadful.
  • drop leaf — a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use.
  • dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
  • dwarfling — A diminutive dwarf.
  • dwarfness — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
  • engrafted — Simple past tense and past participle of engraft.
  • fabrikoid — a waterproof fabric made of cloth coated with pyroxylin
  • face card — the king, queen, or jack of playing cards.
  • face cord — a measure of wood cut for fuel, as arranged in a pile 8 feet wide, 4 feet high, and with pieces 12 to 18 inches in length
  • fadeproof — Resistant to fading.
  • fadometer — an instrument used to determine the resistance to fading of a pigment or dye
  • faidherbe — Louis Léon César. 1818–89, French soldier and governor of Senegal (1854–65); founder of Dakar
  • fair deal — the principles of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Harry S Truman, consisting largely of a continuation and development of the principles of the New Deal.
  • fair do's — equal shares or treatment
  • fair-lead — a pulley block, metal ring, etc. used to guide a line and cause it to run easily without chafing
  • fairfaced — (of brickwork) having a neat smooth unplastered surface
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