9-letter words containing l, a, d
- daywalker — (fantasy) One who can go out in the sunlight, distinguished from vampires etc. who cannot.
- de gaulle — Charles (André Joseph Marie) (ʃarl). 1890–1970, French general and statesman. During World War II, he refused to accept Pétain's armistice with Germany and founded the Free French movement in England (1940). He was head of the provisional governments (1944–46) and, as first president of the Fifth Republic (1959–69), he restored political and economic stability to France
- de la rue — Warren, 1815–89, English astronomer and inventor.
- de lancey — James, 1703–60, American jurist and politician in New York.
- de molina — Tirso (ˈtirso). Pen name of Gabriel Téllez. ?1571–1648, Spanish dramatist; author of the first dramatic treatment of the Don Juan legend El Burlador de Sevilla (1630)
- de valera — Eamon (ˈeɪmən). 1882–1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn Féin (1917–26) and of the Dáil (1918–22); formed the Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister (1937–48; 1951–54; 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of the Irish Republic
- de valois — Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
- dead ball — a way of referring to the ball when it is not in play and cannot be used by any player, usually because it has travelled beyond a boundary line
- dead lift — a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance, as of a dead weight
- dead load — the intrinsic invariable weight of a structure, such as a bridge. It may also include any permanent loads attached to the structure
- dead loss — a person, thing, or situation that is completely useless or unprofitable
- dead mail — undeliverable and unreturnable mail that is handled in the dead-letter office of the general post office.
- dead-melt — to melt (steel) until killed.
- deadfalls — Plural form of deadfall.
- deadliest — causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.
- deadlight — a bull's-eye let into the deck or hull of a vessel to admit light to a cabin
- deadlined — Simple past tense and past participle of deadline.
- deadlines — Plural form of deadline.
- deadlocks — Plural form of deadlock.
- deafblind — unable to hear or see
- deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- dealigned — Simple past tense and past participle of dealign.
- dealmaker — A dealmaker is someone in business or politics who makes deals.
- deathbell — Alternative form of death bell.
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- deathless — immortal, esp because of greatness; everlasting
- deathlike — resembling or suggestive of death
- deauville — a town and resort in NW France: casino. Pop: 3968 (2008)
- debatable — If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
- debatably — in a debatable or disputable manner
- debateful — quarrelsome
- dec alpha — (processor) A RISC microprocessor from DEC. In November 1995, the Alpha was purportedly the fastest non-research chip used in commonly available workstations. It is superpipelined and superscalar. In February 1996 it was clocked at 200 MHz and in March 1998 at 666 MHz.
- decagonal — Shaped like a decagon.
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- decalogue — Ten Commandments
- decapodal — (zoology) Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet.
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- decayless — having no tendency to decay
- decennial — lasting for ten years
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.
- decidable — able to be decided
- decimally — by tens
- deck load — cargo carried on an open deck of a ship.
- declaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaim.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration