9-letter words containing t, d, i, s, r
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- predigest — to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- prosodist — an expert in prosody.
- radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
- radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
- radiosity — (graphics) A method for rendering a view of a three-dimensional scene that provides realistic lighting effects, such as interobject reflections and color bleeding. Radiosity methods are computationally intense, due to the use of linear systems of equations and the spatial complexity of large scenes.
- recordist — Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set. Compare mixer.
- red shift — a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- residents — a person who resides in a place.
- resighted — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- restained — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- revisited — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ringstand — a stand on which laboratory equipment is placed
- rudiments — When you learn the rudiments of something, you learn the simplest or most essential things about it.
- satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- scorodite — a green or brownish mineral containing iron and aluminium
- servitude — slavery or bondage of any kind: political or intellectual servitude.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- side trim — a decorative feature on the side of a car
- side trip — a brief excursion off the main route of an itinerary, as to visit a particular person or place.
- siderotic — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
- skittered — to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
- slit-drum — a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.
- slithered — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- sorediate — having soredia
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spindrift — spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
- stair rod — a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.
- stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
- stardrift — the very small continuous change in the direction of movement which is shared by the stars within a particular cluster
- steerhide — the hide of a steer.
- stellerid — a starfish belonging to the class Asteroidea and having a star-shaped body
- steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stickered — a person or thing that sticks.
- stiltbird — a long-legged wading bird with three toes inhabiting ponds and marshes
- storewide — applying to all the merchandise or all the departments within a store: the annual storewide clearance sale.
- stormbird — any bird of several species of black, white, or grey seabirds belonging to the order Procellariiformes
- stranding — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- streisand — Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)
- stridency — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- strophoid — a plane curve generated by the loci of points p and pprime; on a straight line that intersects the y-axis at a point n and the minus x-axis at a fixed point q, such that pn = npprime; = on, as on changes, where o is the origin. Equation: y 2 = x 2 (x + a)/(a − x).