9-letter words containing n, e, d, r
- irredenta — a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- irridenta — a region that is ethnically or historically tied to one country, but which is ruled by another
- islanders — Plural form of islander.
- journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- joyridden — Past participle of joyride.
- juddering — Present participle of judder.
- junkerdom — the Junkers as a group.
- jusserand — Jean (Adrien Antoine) Jules [zhahn a-dree-ahn ahn-twan zhyl] /ʒɑ̃ a driˈɑ̃ ɑnˈtwan ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, French diplomat, historian, and essayist.
- jutlander — a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidnapper — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kilderkin — a unit of capacity, usually equal to half a barrel or two firkins.
- kinkaider — a person who received free land under the provisions of the Kinkaid Act.
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- knackered — exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work.
- knee drop — a wrestling attack in which a wrestler lifts his or her opponent and drops him or her onto his or her bent knee
- kneeboard — a short board for surfing or water-skiing in a kneeling position.
- knickered — wearing knickers.
- kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
- la grande — a town in NE Oregon.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- ladderman — a firefighter who is a member of a hook-and-ladder company.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- landgrave — (in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.
- lanterned — Simple past tense and past participle of lantern.
- laplander — Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- laundered — Simple past tense and past participle of launder.
- launderer — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- laundress — a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- lavenders — Plural form of lavender.
- leaderene — a female leader, esp one who is strong and formidable
- learnedly — In an educated and knowledgable manner.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- lindbergh — Anne (Spencer) Morrow, 1906–2001, U.S. writer (wife of Charles Augustus Lindbergh).
- lindegren — Erik (Johan) [ey-rik yoo-hahn] /ˈeɪ rɪk ˈyu hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1910–68, Swedish poet and literary critic.
- line drop — the decrease in voltage between two points on an electric line, often caused by resistance or leakage along the line.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- lowlander — a native of the Lowlands.
- luridness — The property of being lurid.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrilene — a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.