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9-letter words containing o, r, d, e, a

  • predation — depredation; plundering.
  • predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
  • predomain — (theory)   A domain with no bottom element.
  • preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
  • pro-rated — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
  • pro-trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • proctodea — parts of the anus
  • programed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
  • promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
  • proofread — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
  • radectomy — excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.
  • radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
  • rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
  • ramrodded — a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
  • randomize — to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.
  • rare mode — (operating system)   Unix CBREAK mode (character-by-character with keyboard interrupts enabled). Distinguished from raw mode and cooked mode; the phrase "a sort of half-cooked (rare?) mode" is used in the V7/BSD manuals to describe the mode. Usage: rare.
  • raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
  • reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.
  • read into — If you read a meaning into something, you think it is there although it may not actually be there.
  • read-only — of or relating to files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed.
  • real mode — An operating mode of Intel 80x86 processors. The opposite of protected mode.
  • realaudio — (tool, communications)   A program from Real Media for playing audio over the Internet, and the lossy audio compression format it uses. The system is implemented as a client/server architecture. The RealAudio server incorporates an encoder which compresses sound into RealAudio files. The client side is a web browser plug-in or add-on (a recent version of Internet Explorer apparently has built-in support for RealAudio) which allows the stream of data sent from the server to be uncompressed and output using the normal sound facilities of the computer, such as a sound card. A 14.4 KBps or better modem is required, and a 28.8 KBps connection is recommended for music-quality sound.
  • rear door — the door at the back of a building or vehicle
  • red coral — any of several alcyonarian corals of the genus Corallium, as C. nobile, of the Mediterranean Sea, having a red or pink skeleton, used for jewelry.
  • red roman — a marine food fish, Chrisoblephus laticeps
  • redaction — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
  • reformado — (formerly) a disgraced officer who is deprived of his command but still has the same rank and sometimes is still paid
  • reforward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
  • remoulade — a cold sauce made with mayonnaise and various condiments and herbs, as chopped pickles, capers, mustard, parsley, chervil, and tarragon.
  • rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
  • rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
  • rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
  • rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
  • rhoeadine — a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium
  • road bike — a bike designed to be ridden on roads, as opposed to a mountain bike
  • road race — a race on public roads
  • road rage — a fit of violent anger by the driver of an automobile, especially one directed toward and endangering other motorists or pedestrians.
  • road test — test of vehicle in use
  • road user — anyone who uses a road, such as a pedestrian, cyclist or motorist
  • road-test — to test (an automotive vehicle) under normal operating conditions on the road, as by a potential purchaser.
  • roadhouse — an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
  • roadstead — road (def 4).
  • rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
  • roid rage — angry and aggressive behaviour caused by the use of anabolic steroids
  • romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
  • romeldale — a breed of sheep characterized by high-quality and multicoloured fleece
  • rood beam — a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood.
  • rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
  • rotterdam — a seaport in SW Netherlands.
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