9-letter words containing s, e, r, y
- costumery — multiple costumes considered collectively
- cross-eye — a turning inwards towards the nose of one or both eyes, caused by abnormal alignment
- cruiseway — a canal used for recreational purposes
- crybabies — Plural form of crybaby.
- cryoscope — any instrument used to determine the freezing point of a substance
- cryosleep — (science fiction) A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- cursively — In a cursive manner.
- curtseyed — Simple past tense and past participle of curtsey.
- cybercash — Funds used in electronic financial transactions, especially over the Internet.
- cybercast — (Internet) A broadcast of audiovisual material over the Internet.
- cyberself — An alternate self on the Internet or in cyberspace; an online alter-ego.
- cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
- cybersoul — The supposed equivalent of a soul in cyberspace.
- cylinders — Plural form of cylinder.
- cynosures — Plural form of cynosure.
- cypresses — Plural form of cypress.
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- day nurse — a nurse who is on duty during the daytime
- daybreaks — Plural form of daybreak.
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- defensory — (archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
- dentistry — Dentistry is the work done by a dentist.
- descrying — Present participle of descry.
- desertify — to (cause to) become a desert
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- destroyer — A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship.
- desultory — Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- 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.
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- disobeyer — One who disobeys.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- dispurvey — to strip of equipment or provisions
- diversely — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- diversify — to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
- diversity — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
- dogberrys — a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- driveways — Plural form of driveway.
- dry nurse — a nurse who cares for a child without suckling it
- dry riser — a vertical pipe, not containing water, having connections on different floors of a building for a fireman's hose to be attached. A fire tender can be connected at the lowest level to make water rise under pressure within the pipe
- dry slope — an artificial ski slope used for tuition and practice
- dry spell — a prolonged period of dry weather.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dry-nurse — to act as a dry nurse to.
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar