9-letter words containing w, d, o
- draw into — involve sb in sth
- draw lots — to decide an issue by using lots
- draw shot — a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball. Compare follow shot (def 2).
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- draw-loom — an early handloom used for producing figured fabrics.
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- drawnwork — Ornamental work on linen or other fabric, done by drawing out threads and usually with additional needlework.
- drawworks — A drawworks is a drum for reeling the drill string in and out.
- dreamwork — the processes that cause the transformation of unconscious thoughts into the content of dreams, as displacement, distortion, condensation, and symbolism.
- driftwood — wood floating on a body of water or cast ashore by it.
- drop away — become fewer
- drop-down — computer menu, list: displayed when selected
- dropworts — Plural form of dropwort.
- drown out — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- drownings — Plural form of drowning.
- dumb down — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dumb show — a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama.
- dump scow — a barge for disposing of garbage, dredged material, etc., having hoppers in the bottom through which such cargo can be dumped.
- dust bowl — the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s.
- dust down — wipe clean
- eaglewood — agalloch.
- earlywood — the light-coloured wood made by a tree in the spring that shows up in the yearly growth ring
- earwormed — a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind.
- echo word — a word that is echoic (sense 2), or onomatopoeic
- edgeworth — Maria, 1767–1849, English novelist.
- eiderdown — Small, soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck.
- elderwort — Danewort.
- elfinwood — Krummholz.
- emboweled — Simple past tense and past participle of embowel.
- embowered — Simple past tense and past participle of embower.
- embrowned — Simple past tense and past participle of embrown.
- empowered — (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
- end-blown — (of a recorder) held downwards and blown through one end
- endowered — Simple past tense and past participle of endower.
- endowment — The action of endowing something or someone.
- eyeshadow — A colored cosmetic, typically in powder form, applied to the eyelids or to the skin around the eyes to accentuate them.
- face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- fake-down — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- fall down — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fieldwork — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- flag down — a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- fleetwood — a fishing port in NW England, in Lancashire. Pop: 26 841 (2001)
- floodwall — A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood.
- flowerbed — A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
- fold-down — designed to be folded out for use and collapsed when not in use: a fold-down tray on the back of an airplane seat; a fold-down trailer for camping.
- food wrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed, used for wrapping food
- for words — indescribably; extremely
- forewords — Plural form of foreword.
- form word — function word.