9-letter words containing d, r, y, i
- denitrify — to undergo or cause to undergo loss or removal of nitrogen compounds or nitrogen
- dentistry — Dentistry is the work done by a dentist.
- depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
- derivably — in a way that is able to be derived
- descrying — Present participle of descry.
- desertify — to (cause to) become a desert
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- devitrify — to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
- dexterity — Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- 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.
- dictatory — dictatorial
- dietarily — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- dihybrids — Plural form of dihybrid.
- dihydrate — a hydrate that contains two molecules of water, as potassium sulfite, K 2 SO 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- dihydroxy — (of a molecule) containing two hydroxyl groups.
- dimercury — (chemistry, especially in combination) Two mercury atoms in a molecule.
- dimissory — dismissing or giving permission to depart.
- dimyarian — with two adductor muscles
- dipyramid — bipyramid.
- directory — a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
- direfully — In a direful manner.
- dirty dog — a despicable person
- dirty war — a war conducted by the military or secret police of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the regime's use of kidnapping, torture, and murder, with members of the civilian population often the victims.
- disarrays — Plural form of disarray.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- disobeyer — One who disobeys.
- disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- dispurvey — to strip of equipment or provisions
- dissarray — Misspelling of disarray.
- dithyramb — a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
- ditionary — (obsolete) A subject; a tributary.
- diurnally — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- diversely — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- diversify — to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
- diversity — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
- dollybird — an attractive and fashionable girl, esp one who is considered to be unintelligent
- dormitory — a building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- drinkably — from the point of view of how drinkable something is
- drip tray — a tray, sometimes with a slotted cover, designed to catch drips, as under a beer tap, sump, plant pot, etc
- driveaway — the delivery of a car to a buyer or to a specified destination by means of a hired driver.
- driveways — Plural form of driveway.
- drivingly — in a driving manner