9-letter words containing e, d, t, a
- d'avenant — Sir William, 1606–68, English dramatist and producer: poet laureate 1638–68.
- dacoitage — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang or dacoit
- daghestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- daintiest — Superlative form of dainty.
- damnedest — If you say that something is the damnedest thing, you are emphasizing that it is surprising or odd.
- damourite — (mineral) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- dancettee — having a pattern of chevrons
- dantesque — in the style of Dante; characterized by impressive elevation of style with deep solemnity or somberness of feeling.
- dark meat — meat that is dark in appearance after cooking, especially a leg or thigh of chicken or turkey (distinguished from white meat).
- darnedest — (euphemistic) See damnedest.
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- data base — a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.
- data feed — (data, architecture) Some process for transferring data from one system to another in a predetermined form.
- data file — a file containing data that is used by a computer program
- data rate — data transfer rate
- data type — type
- data-text — (tool) A system from Harvard for numerical computations in the Social Sciences.
- databased — Simple past tense and past participle of database.
- databases — Plural form of database.
- dataglove — a glove connected to a computer and equipped with sensors allowing the actual movements of a person's hand to manipulate virtual objects
- datasheet — A document summarizing the performance and other technical characteristics of a product.
- datastage — (database, tool) A tool set for designing, developing, and running applications that populate one or more tables in a data warehouse or data mart.
- dataviews — Graphical user interface development software from V.I.Corporation, aimed at constructing platform-independent interactive views of dynamic data.
- date back — If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- date from — If something dates from a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- date line — international date line
- date palm — A date palm is a palm tree on which dates grow.
- date rape — Date rape is when a man rapes a woman whom he has met socially.
- datebooks — Plural form of datebook.
- datedness — the state of being old-fashioned
- datelined — Simple past tense and past participle of dateline.
- datelines — Plural form of dateline.
- datepalms — Plural form of datepalm.
- daughters — Plural form of daughter.
- dauntless — A dauntless person is brave and confident and not easily frightened.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dawsonite — a mineral that is made up of sodium and aluminium hydrous carbonate and occurs in crystalline form
- day-trade — to buy and sell a listed security or commodity on the same day, usually on margin, for a quick profit.
- daycentre — a building used for daycare or other welfare services
- deactuate — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- dead beat — a person who deliberately avoids paying debts.
- dead data — data that is no longer relevant
- dead heat — If a race or contest is a dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English, you can say that a race or contest is in a dead heat.
- dead lift — a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance, as of a dead weight
- dead meat — If you say that someone is dead meat, you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way.
- dead spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- dead time — the interval of time immediately following a stimulus, during which an electrical device, component, etc, is insensitive to a further stimulus
- dead tree — (publication, jargon) Paper. Use of this term emphasises the waste of natural resources and limited features available from the printed form of a document compared with an electronic rendition. E.g. "I read the dead tree edition of the Guardian on the train". See also tree-killer.
- dead-beat — If you are dead-beat, you are very tired and have no energy left.