9-letter words containing y, a, r, i
- drip tray — a tray, sometimes with a slotted cover, designed to catch drips, as under a beer tap, sump, plant pot, etc
- driveaway — the delivery of a car to a buyer or to a specified destination by means of a hired driver.
- driveways — Plural form of driveway.
- dry basis — The dry basis is a measure of how much water is in a solid, which is expressed as the weight of water as a percentage of the completely dry solid.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- dynamiter — A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
- dyscrasia — An abnormal or disordered state of the body or of a bodily part.
- dyscrasic — relating to, resulting from, or suffering from dyscrasia
- dyscratic — having or suffering from dyscrasia
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspraxia — inability to perform coordinated movements.
- dyspraxic — Of or pertaining to dyspraxia.
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- erythrina — any tropical tree of the genus Erythrina with red flowers
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
- eyestrain — Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use of the eyes, or by uncorrected defects of vision.
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- fair play — just and honorable treatment, action, or conduct: The political campaign was notably lacking in fair play.
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fairyhood — a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- familiary — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
- fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- figurally — consisting of figures, especially human or animal figures: the figural representations contained in ancient wall paintings.
- fire away — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- fire clay — a refractory clay used for making crucibles, firebricks, etc.
- first day — (among Quakers) Sunday.
- five-year — happening over a period of five years
- flaringly — In a flaring manner.
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- fragilely — In a fragile way or manner.
- fragility — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- franticly — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- gainsayer — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- garrulity — the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity.
- glaringly — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
- gracility — The state of being gracefully slender.
- grannyish — typical of or suitable for an elderly woman; old-fashioned
- grape ivy — a hairy vine, Cissus rhombifolia, native to tropical America, having glossy trifoliate leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- gratingly — irritating or unpleasant to one's feelings.
- gravidity — pregnant1 (def 1).