9-letter words containing d, r, e, a
- derograte — To deviate from expectations.
- derzhavin — Gavril Romanovich [gah-vril roh-mah-nuh-vich;; Russian guh-vryil ruh-mah-nuh-vyich] /gɑˈvrɪl roʊˈmɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian gəˈvryɪl rəˈmɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1743–1816, Russian poet.
- desargues — Gérard [zhey-rar] /ʒeɪˈrar/ (Show IPA), 1593–1662, French mathematician.
- descartes — René (rəne). 1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician. He provided a mechanistic basis for the philosophical theory of dualism and is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. He also founded analytical geometry and contributed greatly to the science of optics. His works include Discours de la méthode (1637), Meditationes de Prima Philosophia (1641), and Principia Philosophiae (1644)
- desecrate — If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- desideria — an ardent longing, as for something lost.
- desirable — Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- desolater — One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
- desolator — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
- despaired — loss of hope; hopelessness.
- despairer — a person who despairs
- desparate — Misspelling of desperate.
- desperado — A desperado is someone who does illegal, violent things without worrying about the danger.
- desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- detailers — Plural form of detailer.
- detainers — Plural form of detainer.
- detangler — a cosmetic product used to detangle hair
- detonator — A detonator is a small amount of explosive or a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is used to explode a bomb or other explosive device.
- detracted — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detracter — Alternative form of detractor.
- detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
- detrained — Simple past tense and past participle of detrain.
- detraquee — female insane person
- detreated — Simple past tense and past participle of detreat.
- deuterate — to treat or combine with deuterium
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- dewatered — Simple past tense and past participle of dewater.
- dewaterer — a person who or a thing which dewaters
- diablerie — magic or witchcraft connected with devils
- diaereses — Plural form of diaeresis.
- diaeresis — the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate, naïve, etc
- diaeretic — dieresis.
- diagramed — Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
- diameters — Plural form of diameter.
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- diametric — of, relating to, or along a diameter
- diapering — Present participle of diaper.
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diarrheas — Plural form of diarrhea.
- diarrheic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
- diarrhoea — If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill.
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- diatretum — a type of decorative Roman bowl or cup made of glass
- diatribes — Plural form of diatribe.
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.