9-letter words containing r, o, d
- deck over — to complete the construction of the upper deck between the bulwarks of (a vessel)
- decocture — the essence or liquor resulting from decoction
- decoherer — a device that re-establishes a coherer to usual levels of receptiveness
- decolored — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
- deconvert — An apostate.
- decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- decorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decorate.
- decorator — A decorator is a person whose job is to paint houses or put wallpaper up.
- decoupler — a person or device that disconnects parts that are joined
- decourous — Misspelling of decorous.
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- decretory — characterized by making an absolute and final decision
- decurions — Plural form of decurion.
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms
- dedicator — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- deerhound — a very large rough-coated breed of dog of the greyhound type
- defecator — One who defecates.
- defectors — Plural form of defector.
- defensory — (archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- deflector — A device that deflects something, in particular.
- deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
- defoggers — Plural form of defogger.
- deforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforest.
- deforming — Present participle of deform.
- deformity — A deformity is a part of someone's body which is not the normal shape because of injury or illness, or because they were born this way.
- defrocked — Simple past tense and past participle of defrock.
- defrosted — Simple past tense and past participle of defrost.
- defroster — a device by which the de-icing process of a refrigerator is accelerated, usually by circulating the refrigerant without the expansion process
- deglorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- dehorning — Present participle of dehorn.
- deionizer — A device that deionizes something.
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- dejectory — tending to cast down
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- demeanors — Plural form of demeanor.
- demeanour — Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- demersion — immersion in a fluid
- demiworld — demimonde (defs 4, 5).
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.
- democrazy — A democratic system or state considered to be inauthentic or inherently flawed; democracy that has descended into corruption, injustice, or absurdity.
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- denouncer — One who, or that which, denounces.