9-letter words containing r, d, l
- del sarto — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- delamater — Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- delegator — a person who delegates
- delftware — glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, which originated in Delft
- delibrate — (obsolete) To strip off the bark; to peel.
- delighter — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- delimiter — a character or group of characters which mark a limit in computer code
- deliriant — involving or causing delirium.
- delirious — Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- deliriums — Plural form of delirium.
- delivered — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
- deliverer — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
- deliverly — quickly; nimbly; deftly
- delta ray — a particle, esp an electron, ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
- demiworld — demimonde (defs 4, 5).
- depleters — Plural form of depleter.
- depletory — Serving to deplete.
- deploring — Present participle of deplore.
- derailers — Plural form of derailer.
- derailing — Present participle of derail.
- derelicts — Plural form of derelict.
- derisible — subject to or deserving of derision; ridiculous
- derivable — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- derivably — in a way that is able to be derived
- desirable — Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- desireful — Filled with desire; eager.
- desolater — One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
- desolator — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
- despoiler — to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- desultory — Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- detailers — Plural form of detailer.
- detangler — a cosmetic product used to detangle hair
- developer — A developer is a person or a company that buys land and builds houses, offices, shops, or factories on it, or buys existing buildings and makes them more modern.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- dharmsala — an Indian hostel or rest-house, often built with religious purpose
- diablerie — magic or witchcraft connected with devils
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- dietarily — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- dihedrals — Plural form of dihedral.
- dilatator — (anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.
- dilberted — (jargon) To be exploited and oppressed by your boss. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert, the geek-in-hell comic strip character. "I've been dilberted again. The old man revised the specs for the fourth time this week."
- dillinger — John, 1902–34, U.S. bank robber and murderer.
- dipperful — (US) As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful.
- diradical — an atom or molecule having two unpaired electrons.