9-letter words containing n, a, s, d
- upanishad — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- uplandish — of or relating to the uplands
- vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vandalism — the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
- varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- waistband — a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
- waldenses — a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century.
- wanderers — Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- wash down — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- washstand — a piece of furniture holding a basin, pitcher, etc., for use in washing one's hands and face.
- wasteland — land that is uncultivated or barren.
- wavebands — Plural form of waveband.
- wednesday — the fourth day of the week, following Tuesday.
- wiesbaden — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- wildlands — land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.
- wind sail — a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.
- windblast — a strong, sudden gust of wind.
- windfalls — Plural form of windfall.
- windgalls — Plural form of windgall.
- windsails — Plural form of windsail.
- windscale — a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.
- windshake — a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- windwards — in the direction of the wind
- withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- woodlands — Plural form of woodland.
- wristband — the band of a sleeve, especially that of a shirt sleeve, that covers the wrist.
- zamindars — Plural form of zamindar.