9-letter words containing r, d, l
- drupelets — Plural form of drupelet.
- dry plate — a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.
- dry slope — an artificial ski slope used for tuition and practice
- dry spell — a prolonged period of dry weather.
- dry-clean — to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- dry-gulch — to ambush with the intent of killing or severely mauling: The riders were dry-gulched by bandits.
- drysalter — a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- drywalled — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- drywaller — to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
- dual-carb — (of an engine) equipped with a pair of carburetors.
- dubliners — a collection of short stories (1914) by James Joyce.
- dulcamara — a type of vine with orange fruit and purple flowers that is a member of the Solanaceae family
- dulcimers — Plural form of dulcimer.
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- dulocracy — rule by slaves.
- duralumin — an alloy of aluminum that is 4 percent copper and contains small amounts of magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon: used for applications requiring lightness and strength, as in airplane construction.
- duumviral — relating to duumvirs
- dwarflike — Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
- dwarfling — A diminutive dwarf.
- ealdorman — alderman.
- ealdormen — Plural form of ealdorman.
- earlywood — the light-coloured wood made by a tree in the spring that shows up in the yearly growth ring
- ebrillade — a tug on the rein when a horse will not turn
- editorial — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- el dorado — a fabled city in South America, rich in treasure and sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century
- eldercare — Care of people who are elderly or infirm, provided by residential institutions, by paid daily help in the home, or by family members.
- elderlies — Plural form of elderly.
- eldership — Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
- elderwort — Danewort.
- electrode — A conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region.
- embroiled — Simple past tense and past participle of embroil.
- empurpled — Simple past tense and past participle of empurple.
- encircled — Simple past tense and past participle of encircle.
- endurable — Able to be endured; bearable.
- endurably — In an endurable or tolerable manner.
- engarland — to cover or surround with a garland
- engirdled — Simple past tense and past participle of engirdle.
- ensnarled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensnarl.
- enthraled — (rare) Simple past tense and past participle of enthral.
- entrailed — Simple past tense and past participle of entrail.
- epidermal — Of or pertaining to the epidermis.
- epidurals — Plural form of epidural.
- eruditely — In a learned or scholarly manner.
- escalader — A soldier who escalades.
- esclandre — (archaic) Infamy.
- esdraelon — a plain in N Israel, east of Mount Carmel
- estradiol — A major estrogen produced in the ovaries.
- estrildid — (zoology) Any weaverbird of the family Estrildidae.
- everglade — A marshy tract of land that is mostly under water and covered with tall grass.
- evildoers — Plural form of evildoer.