10-letter words containing d, r, a, y
- hypnodrama — the acting out of a traumatic experience, under hypnosis, by a person undergoing psychotherapy.
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- i dare say — (it is) quite possible (that)
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- idiography — The study of individuals.
- immoderacy — immoderation.
- incendiary — used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
- indagatory — investigatory
- indicatory — That indicates, signifies or implies.
- indo-aryan — a member of a people of India who are Indo-European in speech and Caucasoid in physical characteristics.
- irradiancy — Alternative form of irradiance.
- judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- keyboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of keyboard.
- keyboarder — One who keyboards; a typist.
- labour day — a holiday in honor of labor, celebrated on May 1 in Britain and some parts of the Commonwealth, but on the first Monday in September in Canada, on the fourth Monday in October in New Zealand, and with varying dates in the different states of Australia.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- ladykiller — A charming man who is very attractive to women.
- lardy cake — a rich sweet cake made of bread dough, lard, sugar, and dried fruit
- latter-day — of a later or following period: latter-day pioneers.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lay aboard — (formerly) to move alongside a warship to board it
- lay reader — a layperson authorized by a bishop to conduct certain parts of a service.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- leftwardly — leftwards
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- lord mayor — (chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.
- lord's day — the, Sunday.
- lordolatry — the veneration or worship of a lord
- lorry load — the amount that can be carried in a lorry
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- lymantriid — (zoology) Any of the moth family Lymantriidae.
- make ready — the state or condition of being ready.
- make-ready — Printing. the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression.
- man friday — a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
- market day — the day on which a regular market is held
- marmaladey — Covered with marmalade.
- mary tudor — Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- marylander — a person born or living in Maryland
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- mistrayned — deluded or incorrectly trained
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- modern-day — Modern-day is used to refer to the new or modern aspects of a place, an activity, or a society.
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- modulatory — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- murray cod — a large Australian freshwater fish, Maccullochella peeli, chiefly of the Murray and Darling rivers