9-letter words containing o, r, e, a, d
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- aquadrome — a venue for water sports
- arborized — Simple past tense and past participle of arborize.
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- area code — The area code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before someone's personal number if you are making a telephone call to that place from a different area.
- areolated — marked by areolae
- arid zone — either of the zones of latitude 15–30° N and S characterized by very low rainfall and desert or semidesert terrain
- arrogated — Simple past tense and past participle of arrogate.
- arrowhead — An arrowhead is the sharp, pointed part of an arrow.
- arseholed — very drunk
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- asteroids — Plural form of asteroid.
- astrodome — a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- autocoder — (language) Possibly the first primitive compiler. AUTOCODER was written by Alick E. Glennie in 1952. It translated symbolic statements into machine language for the Manchester Mark I computer. Autocoding later came to be a generic term for assembly language programming.
- autodrome — a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc
- backorder — Commerce. an order or part of an order waiting to be filled.
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- bakeboard — a board on which bread dough is rolled and kneaded
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- banderole — a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
- bandoleer — a broad belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest, with pockets for carrying ammunition, etc.
- bandolero — a highwayman; a robber
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- bareboned — short of resources
- barhopped — Simple past tense and past participle of barhop.
- baseboard — A baseboard is a narrow length of wood which goes along the bottom of a wall in a room and makes a border between the walls and the floor.
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- bed board — a thin, stiff board placed on a bed under the mattress to lend added support for the body
- beef road — a road used for transporting cattle
- beggardom — beggary (def 2).
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- bladework — skilful use of a blade, esp with reference to rowing
- boardlike — resembling a board
- boat ride — a ride in a boat
- bombarded — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bombarder — a person or thing which bombards
- bordelais — a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.
- bordereau — a memorandum or invoice prepared for a company by an underwriter, containing a list of reinsured risks
- bosberaad — a meeting in an isolated venue to break a political deadlock
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- bradenton — a city in W Florida.
- breadroom — a room or compartment where bread is kept, esp on a ship
- breadroot — a leguminous plant, Psoralea esculenta, of central North America, having an edible starchy root
- breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.