9-letter words containing s, a, c, d
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- ascenders — Plural form of ascender.
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascidians — Plural form of ascidian.
- ascidiate — of or relating to the tunicate molluscs of the genus Ascidium
- asclepiad — a plant that belongs to the class Asclepiadaceae
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- audacious — Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- avocadoes — Alternative spelling of avocados Plural form of avocado.
- backbends — Plural form of backbend.
- backdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate.
- backdowns — Plural form of backdown.
- backdrops — Plural form of backdrop.
- backhands — Plural form of backhand.
- backlands — Plural form of backland.
- backroads — Plural form of backroad.
- backsides — Plural form of backside.
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- backsword — a person who uses the backsword
- backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
- backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.
- backwords — Plural form of backword.
- backyards — Plural form of backyard.
- basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
- beachside — situated near a beach
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- bud scale — one of the hard protective sometimes hairy or resinous specialized leaves surrounding the buds of certain plants, such as the rhododendron
- cab stand — A cab stand is a place where taxis wait for passengers, for example, at an airport or outside a station.
- cabstands — Plural form of cabstand.
- cadastral — Surveying. (of a map or survey) showing or including boundaries, property lines, etc.
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- caddishly — in a caddish manner
- cadetship — a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- caesionid — (zoology) Any member of the Caesionidae.
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- caladiums — Plural form of caladium.
- calendars — Plural form of calendar.
- calenders — Plural form of calender.
- calloused — A foot or hand that is calloused is covered in calluses.
- canadiens — Alternative spelling of Canadiens.
- canalised — to make a canal or canals through.
- candlemas — Feb 2, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple: the day on which the church candles are blessed. In Scotland it is one of the four quarter days
- candy-ass — a timid or cowardly person; wimp