9-letter words containing o, r, d, e, s
- prowessed — brave or skilful
- radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
- recordist — Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set. Compare mixer.
- red cross — an international philanthropic organization (Red Cross Society) formed in consequence of the Geneva Convention of 1864, to care for the sick and wounded in war, secure neutrality of nurses, hospitals, etc., and help relieve suffering caused by pestilence, floods, fires, and other calamities.
- red osier — Also called red-osier dogwood. a North American dogwood, Cornus sericea (or C. stolonifera), having red twigs and branches and white fruits.
- red-short — brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redispose — to rearrange; readjust
- reed stop — a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.
- reposedly — in a settled or reposed fashion
- residuous — residual, remaining
- resounded — to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
- resourced — If an organization is resourced, it has all the things, such as money and materials, that it needs to function properly.
- responded — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- responder — a person or thing that responds.
- rethondes — a village in N France near Compiègne: armistice ending World War I signed here 1918.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhodesoid — relating to or resembling Rhodesian man
- 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).
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- rodfisher — an angler or a person who fishes with a fishing rod
- rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- rose cold — rose fever.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- roundness — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- rudaceous — (of conglomerate, breccia, and similar rocks) composed of coarse-grained material
- saffroned — containing or coloured by saffron
- sanderson — Tessa. born 1956, British javelin-thrower: won gold at the 1984 Olympics
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- schroeder — ˈGerhard (ˈgɛʀhɑʀt) ; gerˈhärt) 1944- ; Ger. politican: chancellor of Germany (1998-2005)
- sclerosed — hardened or indurated, as by sclerosis.
- scorecard — a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
- scorodite — a green or brownish mineral containing iron and aluminium
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scroddled — made of different-coloured scraps of pottery
- scrooched — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sedgemoor — a plain in SW England, in central Somerset: final defeat of Monmouth 1685.
- seed corn — ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- shed roof — a roof having a single slope.
- shed room — a storage room.