9-letter words containing D
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter D. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate D within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
everybody | 21 | Every person. | - |
yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
president | 12 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
detective | 15 | a police officer who investigates crimes | - |
according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
introduce | 12 | bring something new to an environment | A new word processor was introduced |
condition | 12 | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | - |
destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
delicious | 12 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delicious joke |
concerned | 14 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | a memorandum to those concerned |
disappear | 14 | cease to exist | - |
commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
knowledge | 18 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
committed | 16 | associated in an exclusive sexual relationship | - |
including | 13 | - | - |
direction | 12 | the act of setting and holding a course | a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
education | 12 | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | - |
childhood | 19 | the state of a child between infancy and adolescence | - |
desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
advantage | 14 | benefit resulting from some event or action | it turned out to my advantage |
convinced | 17 | persuaded of; very sure | were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join |
connected | 14 | being joined in close association | - |
abandoned | 13 | forsaken by owner or inhabitants | weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse |
kidnapped | 19 | - | - |
underwear | 13 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
impressed | 14 | deeply or markedly affected or influenced | - |
satisfied | 13 | allayed | - |
tradition | 10 | a specific practice of long standing | - |
confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
developed | 16 | (used of societies) having high industrial development | developed countries |
depressed | 13 | lower than previously | the market is depressed |
exhausted | 20 | drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | the day's shopping left her exhausted |
recording | 13 | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) | she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth |
adventure | 13 | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | - |
separated | 12 | being or feeling set or kept apart from others | thought of herself as alone and separated from the others |
forbidden | 16 | excluded from use or mention | forbidden fruit |
backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
organized | 20 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | organized labor |
procedure | 14 | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work | - |
confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
protected | 14 | guarded from injury or destruction | - |
recommend | 16 | push for something | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day |
alexander | 17 | king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | - |
published | 17 | formally made public | published accounts |
regarding | 12 | - | - |
democracy | 19 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
continued | 12 | without stop or interruption | to insure the continued success of the war |
defendant | 14 | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | - |
completed | 16 | successfully completed or brought to an end | the completed project |
suspected | 14 | believed likely | a suspected thief |
recovered | 15 | freed from illness or injury | appears to be entirely recovered |
discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
requested | 19 | asked for | the requested aid is forthcoming |
delighted | 15 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
possessed | 12 | influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion | by love possessed |
wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
dismissed | 13 | having lost your job | - |
respected | 14 | receiving deferential regard | a respected family |
immediate | 14 | very close or connected in space or time | immediate contact |
suspended | 13 | (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | suspended matter such as silt or mud... |
dedicated | 14 | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose | a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II |
fashioned | 16 | planned and made or fashioned artistically | beautifully fashioned dresses |
graduated | 12 | marked with or divided into degrees | - |
broadcast | 14 | cause to become widely known | broadcast the news |
cancelled | 14 | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled | - |
scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
described | 15 | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail | the vividly described wars |
residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
disturbed | 13 | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | lapsed into disturbed sleep |
candidate | 13 | someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | - |
radiation | 10 | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | - |
bodyguard | 17 | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | - |
defending | 15 | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
collected | 14 | in full control of your faculties | the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination |
announced | 12 | declared publicly; made widely known | their announced intentions |
spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
qualified | 22 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
godfather | 17 | any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
attempted | 14 | tried unsuccessfully | attempted murder |
detention | 10 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | his detention was politically motivated |
collapsed | 14 | - | - |
gratitude | 11 | a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation | he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help |
increased | 12 | made greater in size or amount or degree | - |
sentenced | 12 | - | - |
household | 16 | a social unit living together | It was a good Christian household |
gradually | 14 | in a gradual manner | the snake moved gradually toward its victim |
supported | 14 | held up or having the weight borne especially from below | supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends |
scheduled | 16 | planned or scheduled for some certain time or times | the scheduled meeting |
landscape | 14 | a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | - |
departure | 12 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | - |
appointed | 14 | fixed or established especially by order or command | at the time appointed (or the appointed time) |
inherited | 13 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | an inherited disease |
legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
demanding | 14 | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | found the job very demanding |
breakdown | 19 | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London |
pretended | 13 | adopted in order to deceive | a pretended interest |
bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
shattered | 13 | ruined or disrupted | our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity |
dimension | 12 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | - |
worldwide | 17 | spanning or extending throughout the entire world | worldwide distribution |
scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
fulfilled | 16 | completed to perfection | - |
handcuffs | 21 | - | - |
identical | 12 | being the exact same one; not any other: | this is the identical room we stayed in before |
contained | 12 | gotten under control | the oil spill is contained |
crocodile | 14 | large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters | - |
preferred | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
goddammit | 16 | - | - |
producing | 15 | - | - |
discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
attending | 11 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
secondary | 15 | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | - |
conductor | 14 | the person who leads a musical group | - |
graveyard | 17 | a tract of land used for burials | - |
civilized | 24 | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world |
stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
sustained | 10 | (of an electric arc) continuous | - |
travelled | 13 | familiar with many parts of the world | - |
defensive | 16 | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | - |
judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
madeleine | 12 | - | - |
expressed | 19 | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication | - |
activated | 15 | (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive | - |
practiced | 16 | skillful after much practice | - |
installed | 10 | - | - |
strangled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a strangled scream |
overboard | 15 | - | - |
converted | 15 | - | - |
diagnosis | 11 | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | - |
paralyzed | 24 | affected with paralysis | - |
courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
attendant | 10 | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | - |
addiction | 13 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | - |
cathedral | 15 | the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese | - |
organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
providing | 16 | - | - |
goddamned | 15 | extremely | - |
alongside | 11 | side by side | - |
preserved | 15 | kept intact or in a particular condition | - |
kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
stretched | 15 | extended or spread over a wide area or distance | broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us |
liberated | 12 | free from traditional social restraints | a liberated lifestyle |
countdown | 15 | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | - |
decorated | 13 | provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction | - |
distorted | 11 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | - |
admission | 12 | the fee charged for admission | - |
undressed | 11 | having removed clothing | - |
directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
estimated | 12 | - | - |
unlimited | 12 | having no limits in range or scope | to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism |
dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
conceived | 17 | - | - |
evidently | 16 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she was in bed and evidently in great pain |
motivated | 15 | provided with a motive or given incentive for action | a highly motivated child can learn almost anything |
touchdown | 18 | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes | - |
processed | 14 | freed from impurities by processing | - |
disguised | 12 | having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading | - |
exploding | 20 | - | - |
videotape | 15 | record on videotape | - |
deception | 14 | a misleading falsehood | - |
dependent | 13 | held from above and hanging down | - |
diagnosed | 12 | - | - |
addressed | 12 | (of mail) marked with a destination | I throw away all mail addressed to `resident' |
overheard | 16 | - | - |
justified | 20 | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins | - |
exchanged | 23 | changed for (replaced by) something different | - |
neglected | 13 | lacking a caretaker | a neglected child |
indicated | 13 | - | - |
prejudice | 21 | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | - |
amendment | 14 | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | - |
whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
descended | 14 | - | - |
bloodshed | 16 | indiscriminate slaughter | the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder |
assembled | 14 | - | - |
accordion | 14 | a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player | - |
withdrawn | 19 | tending to reserve or introspection | - |
starboard | 12 | located on the right side of a ship or aircraft | - |
submitted | 14 | - | - |
destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
dominated | 13 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
concluded | 15 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | - |
concealed | 14 | not accessible to view | concealed (or hidden) damage |
perverted | 15 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | a perverted translation of the poem |
deceiving | 16 | - | - |
exploited | 19 | (of persons) taken advantage of | - |
certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
crucified | 17 | - | - |
evacuated | 15 | - | - |
gardening | 12 | the cultivation of plants | - |
boulevard | 15 | a wide street or thoroughfare | - |
uncovered | 15 | not covered with clothing | - |
reflected | 15 | (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back | reflected light |
corrected | 14 | having something undesirable neutralized | with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20 |
disgusted | 12 | having a strong distaste from surfeit | grew more and more disgusted |
enchanted | 15 | influenced as by charms or incantations | - |
cardboard | 15 | a stiff moderately thick paper | - |
threshold | 16 | the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway | - |
irritated | 10 | aroused to impatience or anger | made an irritated gesture |
corrupted | 14 | containing errors or alterations | spoke a corrupted version of the language |
diversion | 13 | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | - |
handshake | 20 | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | - |
overrated | 13 | - | - |
withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
initiated | 10 | - | - |
diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
generated | 11 | - | - |
dishonest | 13 | capable of being corrupted | dishonest politicians |
endlessly | 13 | continuing forever without end | - |
admirable | 14 | deserving of the highest esteem or admiration | trains ran with admirable precision |
admitting | 13 | - | - |
scrambled | 16 | thrown together in a disorderly fashion | a scrambled plan of action |
postponed | 14 | - | - |
mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
designing | 12 | concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue |
intrigued | 11 | - | - |
fractured | 15 | - | - |
abundance | 14 | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | an age of abundance |
oppressed | 14 | burdened psychologically or mentally | oppressed by a sense of failure |
testified | 13 | - | - |
reproduce | 14 | repeat after memorization | - |
disgraced | 14 | suffering shame | - |
drugstore | 11 | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | - |
allegedly | 14 | according to what has been alleged | he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife |
nominated | 12 | appointed by nomination | - |
skinheads | 17 | a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | - |
unmarried | 12 | not married or related to the unmarried state | unmarried men and women |
reduction | 12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something | - |
grandiose | 11 | affectedly genteel | - |
acquitted | 21 | declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless | he stands acquitted on all charges |
abduction | 14 | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body | - |
obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
memorized | 23 | - | - |
delirious | 10 | marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | a crowd of delirious baseball fans |
disregard | 12 | refuse to acknowledge | - |
compelled | 16 | - | - |
goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
advancing | 16 | moving forward | - |
tormented | 12 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | a small tormented schoolboy |
remarried | 12 | - | - |
discarded | 14 | thrown away | - |
gunpowder | 16 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
midsummer | 16 | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point | - |
untouched | 15 | not influenced or affected | stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world |
perceived | 17 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a perceived threat |
crossword | 15 | a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle | - |
doctorate | 12 | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | - |
duplicate | 14 | being two identical | - |
blindfold | 16 | wearing a blindfold | - |
syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
rehearsed | 13 | - | - |
detonator | 10 | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive | - |
endurance | 12 | a state of surviving; remaining alive | - |
cherished | 18 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | a cherished friend |
misplaced | 16 | lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place | misplaced tickets |
murderous | 12 | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | murderous thugs |
repressed | 12 | characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions | repressed rage turned his face scarlet |
desirable | 12 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | - |
dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
dominique | 21 | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs | - |
commodity | 19 | articles of commerce | - |
spiderman | 14 | - | - |
horrified | 16 | stricken with horror | - |
displayed | 16 | - | - |
blindness | 12 | the state of being blind or lacking sight | - |
seduction | 12 | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | - |
perfected | 17 | (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed | a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style |
pedophile | 17 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children | - |
petrified | 15 | - | - |
defective | 18 | having a defect | I returned the appliance because it was defective |
editorial | 10 | an article giving opinions or perspectives | - |
aphrodite | 15 | goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus | - |
nevermind | 15 | - | - |
unnoticed | 12 | not noticed | hoped his departure had passed unnoticed |
directory | 15 | an alphabetical list of names and addresses | - |
mutilated | 12 | having a part of the body crippled or disabled | - |
roadblock | 18 | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | - |
taekwondo | 17 | a Korean martial art similar to karate | - |
magnitude | 13 | a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 | - |
damnation | 12 | the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell | - |
decorator | 12 | someone who decorates | - |
afterward | 16 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
seductive | 15 | tending to entice into a desired action or state | - |
barricade | 14 | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | - |
obligated | 13 | caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course | felt obligated to repay the kindness |
riverside | 13 | the bank of a river | - |
hesitated | 13 | - | - |
downright | 17 | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | a downright lie |
wasteland | 13 | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation | - |
rewarding | 14 | providing personal satisfaction | a rewarding career as a paramedic |
trademark | 16 | mark with a brand or trademark | - |
ludicrous | 12 | broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | ludicrous green hair |
degrading | 13 | used of conduct; characterized by dishonor | - |
dissolved | 14 | (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form | add the dissolved gelatin |
billboard | 14 | large outdoor signboard | - |
vandalism | 15 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
submerged | 15 | beneath the surface of the water | submerged rocks |
detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
dormitory | 15 | a college or university building containing living quarters for students | - |
addictive | 16 | causing or characterized by addiction | addictive drugs |
undermine | 12 | hollow out as if making a cave or opening | - |
implanted | 14 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | implanted convictions |
cowardice | 17 | the trait of lacking courage | - |
deodorant | 11 | a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | - |
dismissal | 12 | official notice that you have been fired from your job | - |
bloodbath | 17 | indiscriminate slaughter | a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered |
outlander | 10 | a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | - |
unrelated | 10 | lacking a logical or causal relation | - |
precedent | 14 | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | - |
redundant | 11 | more than is needed, desired, or required | yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant |
humankind | 19 | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women |
conceited | 14 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | a conceited fool |
adversary | 16 | someone who offers opposition | - |
plastered | 12 | very drunk | - |
prolonged | 13 | relatively long in duration; tediously protracted | a prolonged and bitter struggle |
renovated | 13 | - | - |
intruding | 11 | projecting inward | - |
hazardous | 22 | involving risk or danger | skydiving is a hazardous sport |
declaring | 13 | - | - |
adversity | 16 | a state of misfortune or affliction | debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity |
offending | 17 | offending against or breaking a law or rule | contracts offending against the statute were canceled |
medallion | 12 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
torchwood | 18 | - | - |
undertake | 14 | enter into a contractual arrangement | - |
populated | 14 | furnished with inhabitants | the area is well populated |
landslide | 11 | a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff | - |
developer | 15 | photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film | - |
bloodline | 12 | the descendants of one individual | - |
paramedic | 16 | a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | - |
medicinal | 14 | having the properties of medicine | medicinal herbs |
sheltered | 13 | protected from danger or bad weather | a sheltered harbor |
punctured | 14 | having a hole cut through | a punctured balloon |
remainder | 12 | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | - |
diplomacy | 19 | wisdom in the management of public affairs | - |
abdominal | 14 | the muscles of the abdomen | - |
portrayed | 15 | represented graphically by sketch or design or lines | - |
radically | 15 | in a radical manner | she took a radically different approach |
inaudible | 12 | impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear | an inaudible conversation |
devouring | 14 | (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous | fierce devouring affection |
detection | 12 | the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | - |
digestion | 11 | learning and coming to understand ideas and information | his appetite for facts was better than his digestion |
dismantle | 12 | take off or remove | - |
bewitched | 20 | captured, as if under a spell | - |
cartridge | 13 | an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | - |
overdoing | 14 | - | - |
paralysed | 15 | - | - |
medically | 17 | involving medical practice | medically trained nurses |
pressured | 12 | - | - |
projected | 21 | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | massive projected buttresses |
davenport | 15 | a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island | - |
boundless | 12 | seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent | children with boundless energy |
bulldozer | 21 | large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground | - |
misguided | 14 | poorly conceived or thought out | - |
overruled | 13 | - | - |
residency | 15 | the act of dwelling in a place | - |
pesticide | 14 | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | - |
hydraulic | 18 | moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil) | hydraulic erosion |
divorcing | 16 | - | - |
eradicate | 12 | kill in large numbers | - |
uninvited | 13 | (of a person) not having been invited | uninvited guests |
reassured | 10 | having confidence restored; freed from anxiety | reassured by her praise he pressed on |
highlands | 17 | a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) | - |
dizziness | 28 | a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall | - |
treasured | 10 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | a treasured heirloom |
swordsman | 15 | someone skilled at fencing | - |
inhabited | 15 | having inhabitants; lived in | the inhabited regions of the earth |
lifeguard | 14 | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | - |
comforted | 17 | made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress | the news make her feel comforted |
castrated | 12 | deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes | - |
mortgaged | 14 | burdened with legal or financial obligations | his house, his business, indeed, his whole life was heavily mortgaged |
nosebleed | 12 | bleeding from the nose | - |
gladiator | 11 | a professional boxer | - |
blockhead | 21 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
afflicted | 18 | mentally or physically unfit | - |
overjoyed | 23 | extremely joyful | - |
unchanged | 16 | remaining in an original state | - |
retreated | 10 | people who have retreated | he had only contempt for the retreated |
knackered | 20 | very tired | - |
digestive | 14 | any substance that promotes digestion | - |
firsthand | 16 | from the original source; directly | I heard this story firsthand |
flattened | 13 | having been flattened | - |
nicknamed | 18 | - | - |
sabotaged | 13 | - | - |
contender | 12 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
contented | 12 | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are | a contented smile |
commodore | 16 | a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral | - |
sharpened | 15 | having the point made sharp | a sharpened pencil |
unloading | 11 | the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc. | - |
surfboard | 15 | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard | - |
deduction | 13 | an amount or percentage deducted | - |
detonated | 11 | - | - |
entangled | 11 | deeply involved especially in something complicated | felt unwilling entangled in their affairs |
melodrama | 14 | an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization | - |
middleman | 15 | a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | - |
safeguard | 14 | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | an insurance policy is a good safeguard |
regulated | 11 | controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law | well regulated industries |
refreshed | 16 | with restored energy | - |
impending | 15 | close in time; about to occur | his impending retirement |
magdalene | 13 | - | - |
marmalade | 14 | a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits | - |
deceitful | 15 | intended to deceive | deceitful advertising |
deceptive | 17 | causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | deceptive calm |
disrupted | 13 | marked by breaks or gaps | many routes are unsafe or disrupted |
displaced | 15 | - | - |
automated | 12 | operated by automation | an automated stoker |
alienated | 10 | socially disoriented | we live in an age of rootless alienated people |
ridiculed | 13 | - | - |
diaphragm | 18 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix | - |
modelling | 13 | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | - |
medicated | 15 | - | - |
sidelines | 10 | - | - |
hindsight | 17 | understanding the nature of an event after it has happened | hindsight is always better than foresight |
denounced | 13 | - | - |
destitute | 10 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
detecting | 13 | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | - |
directive | 15 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | - |
furnished | 16 | provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) | a furnished apartment |
blackbird | 20 | any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black | - |
affidavit | 19 | written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath | - |
overdosed | 14 | - | - |
retrieved | 13 | - | - |
indicator | 12 | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | - |
deserving | 14 | (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way | the deserving poor |
benefited | 15 | - | - |
chartered | 15 | hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | a chartered plane |
mortified | 15 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | felt mortified by the comparison with her sister |
snowboard | 15 | a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes | - |
practised | 14 | skillful after much practice | - |
readiness | 10 | prompt willingness | readiness to continue discussions |
discredit | 13 | reject as false; refuse to accept | - |
multitude | 12 | the common people generally | - |
methadone | 15 | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction | - |
partridge | 13 | heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | - |
whirlwind | 19 | a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
sideburns | 12 | - | - |
smothered | 15 | held in check with difficulty | a smothered cough |
renounced | 12 | - | - |
daylights | 17 | - | - |
exercised | 19 | - | - |
greyhound | 17 | a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog | - |
civilised | 15 | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | - |
apprehend | 17 | take into custody | - |
dispersed | 13 | distributed or spread over a considerable extent | has ties with many widely dispersed friends |
droppings | 15 | fecal matter of animals | - |
transcend | 12 | be greater in scope or size than some standard | - |
pseudonym | 17 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | - |
quarreled | 19 | - | - |
relocated | 12 | settled in a new location | - |
rendering | 11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language | - |
homicidal | 17 | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | a homicidal rage |
custodian | 12 | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | - |
dashboard | 16 | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls | - |
disagreed | 12 | - | - |
condensed | 13 | - | - |
billiards | 12 | any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls | - |
adoration | 10 | the act of admiring strongly | - |
quicksand | 25 | a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down | - |
headlight | 17 | a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | - |
conspired | 14 | - | - |
crescendo | 14 | grow louder | The music crescendoes here |
dictation | 12 | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | - |
dribbling | 15 | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | - |
fortified | 16 | secured with bastions or fortifications | - |
handiwork | 20 | a work produced by hand labor | - |
admiralty | 15 | the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) | - |
promenade | 14 | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | - |
decreased | 13 | made less in size or amount or degree | - |
discourse | 12 | talk at length and formally about a topic | - |
clarified | 15 | - | - |
reprimand | 14 | censure severely or angrily | - |
dauntless | 10 | invulnerable to fear or intimidation | - |
daredevil | 14 | presumptuously daring | a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff |
disbelief | 15 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
educating | 13 | - | - |
barbecued | 16 | cooked over an outdoor grill | - |
betrothed | 15 | pledged to be married | - |
amputated | 14 | - | - |
oversized | 22 | larger than normal for its kind | - |
simulated | 12 | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | a purse of simulated alligator hide |
truckload | 16 | - | - |
diarrhoea | 13 | frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor | - |
downwards | 17 | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | - |
excluding | 20 | - | - |
absurdity | 15 | a message whose content is at variance with reason | - |
mummified | 19 | - | - |
minefield | 15 | a region in which explosives mines have been placed | - |
induction | 12 | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | - |
deadliest | 11 | - | - |