9-letter words containing i, r, t
- dihydrate — a hydrate that contains two molecules of water, as potassium sulfite, K 2 SO 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- dilatator — (anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.
- dilberted — (jargon) To be exploited and oppressed by your boss. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert, the geek-in-hell comic strip character. "I've been dilberted again. The old man revised the specs for the fourth time this week."
- dimestore — Alternative spelling of dime store.
- dimitrovo — a city in W Bulgaria, near Sofia.
- diner-out — a person who dines out.
- dinergate — a soldier ant.
- dinitrate — (chemistry) Any compound having two nitrate groups.
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- dioestrus — diestrus.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line
- dioptrics — the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.
- dioristic — defining
- dipterans — Plural form of dipteran.
- dipterist — an expert on flies belonging to the order Diptera
- dipterous — Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- directest — Superlative form of direct.
- directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- directors — Plural form of director.
- 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.
- directrix — Geometry. a fixed line used in the description of a curve or surface.
- dirichlet — Peter Gustav Lejeune [pey-tuh r goo s-tahf luh-zhœn] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈgʊs tɑf ləˈʒœn/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, German mathematician.
- dirt bike — a small motorcycle designed and built with special tires and suspension for riding on unpaved roads and over rough terrain.
- dirt farm — a tract of land on which a dirt farmer works.
- dirt poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
- dirt road — an unpaved road.
- dirt-poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
- dirtboard — A long skateboard with larger-than-average wheels, designed for off-road use.
- dirtiness — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- 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.
- diruption — (archaic) disruption.
- dis pater — Dis.
- disasters — Plural form of disaster.
- disattire — (transitive) To undress.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
- discreate — to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- disforest — To disafforest.
- dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- disinters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinter.
- dislustre — to lose or remove lustre
- disnature — to deprive (something) of its proper nature or appearance; make unnatural.
- disorient — to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- disparted — Simple past tense and past participle of dispart.
- disported — to divert or amuse (oneself).