9-letter words containing r, e, d, s, t, o
- dexterous — Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands.
- dextrorse — (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwise
- dhrystone — (benchmark) A short synthetic benchmark program by Reinhold Weicker <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, intended to be representative of system (integer) programming. It is available in ADA, Pascal and C. The current version is Dhrystone 2.1. The author says, "Relying on MIPS V1.1 (the result of V1.1) numbers can be hazardous to your professional health." Due to its small size, the memory system outside the cache is not tested. Compilers can too easily optimise for Dhrystone. String operations are somewhat over-represented.
- dimestore — Alternative spelling of dime store.
- dioestrus — diestrus.
- dipterous — Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- directors — Plural form of director.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
- disforest — To disafforest.
- disorient — to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- disported — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- disrooted — Simple past tense and past participle of disroot.
- dissector — to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
- distorter — One that distorts.
- doctoress — a female doctor
- doctrines — Plural form of doctrine.
- doncaster — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- doomsters — Plural form of doomster.
- doorstead — the structure of a doorway.
- doorsteps — Plural form of doorstep.
- doorstone — a stone serving as the sill of a doorway.
- dopesters — Plural form of dopester.
- dosemeter — Alternative form of dosimeter.
- dosimeter — a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dotterels — Plural form of dotterel.
- dragonets — Plural form of dragonet.
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- drop seat — a hinged seat, as in a taxicab or bus, that may be pulled down for use when an additional seat is needed.
- dropstone — an old name for stalactites
- drugstore — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- estradiol — A major estrogen produced in the ovaries.
- frontside — Denoting a maneuver in surfing and other board sports that is done counterclockwise for a regular rider and clockwise for a goofy rider.
- frostweed — a plant, Helianthemum canadense, of the rockrose family, native to eastern North America, having narrow leaves and a solitary yellow flower.
- goatherds — Plural form of goatherd.
- godsister — The daughter of one's godparent.
- goldcrest — a Eurasian kinglet, Regulus regulus, having a bright yellow patch on the top of the head.
- hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
- herodotus — 484?–425? b.c, Greek historian.
- historied — abounding in notable history; having an illustrious past; storied: Italy is a richly historied land.
- holstered — a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- horridest — Superlative form of horrid.
- hysteroid — resembling hysteria.
- idolaters — Plural form of idolater.
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- lobstered — Simple past tense and past participle of lobster.