9-letter words containing d, r, y, g
- greybeard — Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage.
- greyhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- grundyism — a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
- guardedly — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- haggardly — In a haggard manner.
- hydrangea — any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue.
- hydrating — Present participle of hydrate.
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- hydrogens — Plural form of hydrogen.
- hydrology — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- iridology — the inspection of the iris of the eye as an aid in determining a person's state of health or in diagnosing a health problem.
- joyriding — The action or practice of driving fast and dangerously in a stolen car for enjoyment.
- laggardly — in the manner of a laggard.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- muybridge — Eadweard [ed-werd] /ˈɛd wərd/ (Show IPA), (Edward James Muggeridge) 1830–1904, U.S. photographer, born in England: pioneered in photographic studies of animals and humans in motion.
- nagyvarad — Hungarian name of Oradea.
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- nondrying — not drying
- old glory — the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- pay grade — the grade of a member of the armed services established according to a scale of increasing amounts of base pay and related to but not identical with official rank.
- poly-drug — being or pertaining to several drug used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs: a center for dealing with polydrug abuse.
- pterygoid — wing-shaped
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- remedying — something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- ring-dyke — a dyke having an approximately circular outcrop of rock
- rough-dry — to dry (laundry) after washing, without smoothing, ironing, etc.
- skybridge — Also called skywalk. a bridgelike structure for pedestrians built to link one building with another over a public alley or street.
- turgidity — swollen; distended; tumid.
- very good — excellent
- wallydrag — a feeble, dwarfed animal or person.
- yardgrass — Grass in a lawn.
- yggdrasil — an evergreen ash tree, the three roots of which bind together Asgard, Midgard, and Niflheim.