9-letter words containing d, r, y, n
- ditionary — (obsolete) A subject; a tributary.
- diurnally — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- drinkably — from the point of view of how drinkable something is
- drivingly — in a driving manner
- droningly — With a droning sound.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- drunkenly — intoxicated; drunk.
- dry drunk — an alcoholic who is not currently drinking alcohol but is still following an irregular undisciplined lifestyle like that of a drunkard
- dry nurse — a nurse who cares for a child without suckling it
- dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- dry-clean — to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- dry-nurse — to act as a dry nurse to.
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar
- drying up — When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
- dummy run — trial or practice
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- duodenary — duodecimal.
- dynameter — an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes
- dynamiter — A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
- dynamotor — an electrical machine having a single magnetic field and two independent armature windings of which one acts as a motor and the other a generator: used to convert direct current from a battery into alternating current
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- dysentery — Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
- ear candy — Slang. pleasant, melodic pop music.
- encrypted — Being in code; having been encrypted.
- end rhyme — poetry: rhyme at end of a line
- endurably — In an endurable or tolerable manner.
- enhydrite — a type of mineral containing water
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- garlandry — a collection of garlands
- grandaddy — Alternative spelling of granddaddy.
- grandbaby — an infant grandchild.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- 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.
- handcarry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- hindberry — a raspberry
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- hornyhead — species of fish
- husbandry — the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.
- hydramine — an amine derived from a glycol in which one hydroxyl is replaced by an amino group.
- 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.
- hydranths — Plural form of hydranth.
- hydrating — Present participle of hydrate.
- hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- hydrazine — Also called diamine. a colorless, oily, fuming liquid, N 2 H 4 , that is a weak base in solution and forms a large number of salts resembling ammonium salts: used chiefly as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel.
- hydrazone — any of a class of compounds containing the group >C=NNH 2 .
- hydrogens — Plural form of hydrogen.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.