9-letter words containing d, u, r, n
- disturned — Simple past tense and past participle of disturn.
- diuranate — (inorganic chemistry) The dibasic anion U2O72- or any salt containing this anion.
- diurnally — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- diuturnal — Durable, long-lasting.
- dna virus — any virus containing DNA.
- doronicum — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.
- downburst — a strong downward current of air from a cumulonimbus cloud, often associated with intense thunderstorms.
- downcourt — to or into the opposite end of the court.
- downpours — Plural form of downpour.
- downturns — Plural form of downturn.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drag hunt — drag (def 27c).
- draghound — a hound for use in following a hunting drag, specifically bred for speed and stamina rather than subtlety of sense of smell.
- dragqueen — Alternative form of drag queen.
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- drown out — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- drubbings — Plural form of drubbing.
- drum into — instill by repetition
- drunkards — Plural form of drunkard.
- drunkenly — intoxicated; drunk.
- drunkness — Drunkenness.
- 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-nurse — to act as a dry nurse to.
- drying up — When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
- dubliners — a collection of short stories (1914) by James Joyce.
- dubrovnik — a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: resort.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dummy run — trial or practice
- dunbarton — former county of W Scotland
- dungareed — wearing dungarees
- dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dungeoner — a thing which or a jailer who confines in, or as if in, a dungeon
- dunkerque — French Dunkerque [dœn-kerk] /dœ̃ˈkɛrk/ (Show IPA). a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29–June 4, 1940.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- duodenary — duodecimal.
- duralumin — an alloy of aluminum that is 4 percent copper and contains small amounts of magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon: used for applications requiring lightness and strength, as in airplane construction.
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- dzungaria — a region in N Sinkiang, China: a Mongol kingdom during the 11th to 14th centuries.
- ecuadoran — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- enamoured — Alternative spelling of enamored.
- encrusted — Simple past tense and past participle of encrust.
- endeavour — Standard spelling of endeavor.
- endurable — Able to be endured; bearable.
- endurably — In an endurable or tolerable manner.
- endurance — The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.