9-letter words containing s, a, c, d
- cuspidate — having a cusp or cusps
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- dabchicks — Plural form of dabchick.
- dachshund — A dachshund is a small dog that has very short legs, a long body, and long ears.
- dacquoise — a cake with nut meringue layers and buttercream
- dactylics — Plural form of dactylic.
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- dadaistic — the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- datacomms — the transmission of data along communications systems
- davis cup — an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams
- deaconess — (in the early church and in some modern Churches) a female member of the laity with duties similar to those of a deacon
- deadlocks — Plural form of deadlock.
- deadstick — To land an aircraft without power.
- deadstock — the merchandise or commodities of a shop, etc, that is unsold and generating no income
- debauches — to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
- decadents — Plural form of decadent.
- decagrams — Plural form of decagram.
- decanters — Plural form of decanter.
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decastere — a measure equivalent to ten steres or cubic metres
- decastich — a poem that consists of ten lines
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- decayless — having no tendency to decay
- deceaseds — no longer living; dead.
- deceasing — Present participle of decease.
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- decimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate.
- declassee — (of a woman) having lost social standing or status
- decorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decorate.
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- decreases — Plural form of decrease.
- decretals — a compilation of decretals, esp the authoritative compilation (Liber Extra) of Gregory IX (1234) which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- decussate — to cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X; intersect
- dedicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dedicate.
- defecates — to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
- defiances — Plural form of defiance.
- deistical — a person who believes in deism.
- delicates — Underwear or lingerie.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- depascent — Consuming.
- descaling — Present participle of descale.
- descanted — Simple past tense and past participle of descant.
- descartes — René (rəne). 1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician. He provided a mechanistic basis for the philosophical theory of dualism and is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. He also founded analytical geometry and contributed greatly to the science of optics. His works include Discours de la méthode (1637), Meditationes de Prima Philosophia (1641), and Principia Philosophiae (1644)
- deschamps — Émile (French emil), full name Émile Deschamps de Saint-Armand. 1791–1871, French poet, dramatist, and librettist: a leading figure in the French romantic movement
- desecrate — If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.