9-letter words containing d, r, a, y
- berdyayev — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1874–1948, Russian philosopher. Although he was a Marxist, his Christian views led him to criticize Soviet communism and he was forced into exile (1922)
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- blizzardy — characterized by blizzards, or resembling a blizzard
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- body part — a part of a human body
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- bodyboard — a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than the standard board and on which the surfer lies rather than stands
- bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
- brickyard — a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold
- bridleway — A bridleway is the same as a bridle path.
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- byrd land — a part of Antarctica, east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea: claimed for the US by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1929, though all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- bystander — A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
- candy bar — A candy bar is a long, thin, sweet food, usually covered in chocolate.
- candygram — a message accompanied by sweets
- cardialgy — cardialgia
- caryatids — Plural form of caryatid.
- cd player — A CD player is a machine on which you can play CDs.
- chairdays — old age, or the point in life when resting in a chair is the most comfortable way of passing time
- chairlady — chairwoman.
- chandlery — the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
- charybdis — a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- clay road — an unsealed and unmetalled road in a rural area
- cleareyed — having clear eyes or vision
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- comradely — If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people.
- comradery — camaraderie or comradeship
- copy-read — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- cordately — In a cordate form.
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- courtyard — A courtyard is an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls.
- crawdaddy — crawdad.
- crazyweed — locoweed
- cryptadia — a collection of things to be kept hidden
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- curlyhead — a person whose hair is curly.
- cyberwand — (hardware, virtual reality) A virtual reality controller. The CyberWand costs $99, or $765 with optional Polhemus sensor. It is basically the handle of a flight control system without the base. The controller's four buttons and 2-D hat sensor track six degrees of movement.
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- dairyland — an area or region specializing in dairy production, as Wisconsin and Minnesota in the U.S.
- dairymaid — (esp formerly) a girl or woman who works in a dairy, esp one who milks cows and makes butter and cheese on a farm
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- damnatory — threatening or occasioning condemnation
- dandruffy — Dandrufflike.
- dark-eyed — (of a person) having dark eyes
- darlingly — in a darling or charming manner
- dartingly — In a darting manner; rapidly.
- dastardly — If you describe an action as dastardly, you mean it is wicked and intended to hurt someone.