9-letter words containing l, e, t, i, r
- treblinka — a Nazi concentration camp in Poland, near Warsaw.
- tredrille — a card game involving three players
- tree line — the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
- treelined — having a line of trees: a treelined road.
- treillage — latticework; a lattice or trellis.
- trellised — noting armor having diagonally crisscrossed strips of leather enframing metal plates, the whole being sewn to a flexible backing.
- trembling — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- tremolite — a white or grayish variety of amphibole, Ca 2 Mg 5 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2 , usually occurring in bladed crystals.
- trendline — an upward or downward line on a chart indicating movements of average prices, as of stocks, over a period of time.
- trialogue — a discussion or conversation in which three persons or groups participate.
- trialware — computer software that can be used free of charge for a limited evaluation period
- tribulate — to trouble or oppress
- tricresol — a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
- triennial — occurring every three years.
- trihedral — having, or formed by, three planes meeting in a point: a trihedral angle.
- trilinear — of, relating to, or bounded by three lines.
- trilobate — having three lobes.
- trilobite — any marine arthropod of the extinct class Trilobita, from the Paleozoic Era, having a flattened, oval body varying in length from 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less to 2 feet (61 cm).
- trimethyl — having three methyl groups
- trip line — (in lumbering) a line for freeing a dog hook from a log at a distance.
- tripleton — (especially in bridge) a set of three cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt.
- tripteral — (of a classical building) having a triple pteron.
- triserial — arranged in three series or rows.
- triticale — a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.
- trivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- triweekly — every three weeks.
- tropeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- trouville — a seaport in NW France, on the English Channel: resort.
- truckline — a transportation line utilizing trucks.
- true bill — a bill of indictment endorsed by a grand jury as being sufficiently supported by evidence to justify a hearing of the case.
- true-life — similar to everyday life; realistic: true-life episodes.
- truthlike — resembling the truth
- tuileries — a former royal palace in Paris: begun by Catherine de Médicis in 1564; burned by supporters of the Commune in 1871. The gardens that formed part of the palace grounds remain as a public park (Tuileries Gardens)
- tularemia — a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.
- turf-like — resembling turf
- turmaline — tourmaline.
- turnstile — a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people.
- turophile — a connoisseur or lover of cheese.
- uitlander — a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.
- ultrafine — extremely small or delicate
- ultrawide — extremely wide
- umbratile — shadowy; shady
- unit rule — (in national conventions of the Democratic Party) a rule whereby a state's delegation votes as a unit, not recognizing minority votes within the delegation.
- unreality — lack of reality; quality of being unreal: the unreality of dreams.
- unreliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
- unsterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- untirable — not able to be fatigued or tired out
- uplighter — a lamp or wall light designed or positioned to cast its light upwards
- uptrilled — trilled high (used in Samuel Coleridge's poems)
- uralitize — to turn into uralite