9-letter words with D in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter D is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of D in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how D in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
| wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
| 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 | - |
| commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
| knowledge | 18 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
| including | 13 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| advantage | 14 | benefit resulting from some event or action | it turned out to my advantage |
| underwear | 13 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
| surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
| tradition | 10 | a specific practice of long standing | - |
| 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 | - |
| forbidden | 16 | excluded from use or mention | forbidden fruit |
| backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
| 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 |
| alexander | 17 | king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | - |
| regarding | 12 | - | - |
| wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
| immediate | 14 | very close or connected in space or time | immediate contact |
| broadcast | 14 | cause to become widely known | broadcast the news |
| scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
| residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
| 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 | - |
| spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
| godfather | 17 | any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| gratitude | 11 | a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation | he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help |
| gradually | 14 | in a gradual manner | the snake moved gradually toward its victim |
| landscape | 14 | a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | - |
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| breakdown | 19 | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| worldwide | 17 | spanning or extending throughout the entire world | worldwide distribution |
| handcuffs | 21 | - | - |
| identical | 12 | being the exact same one; not any other: | this is the identical room we stayed in before |
| 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 | - |
| goddammit | 16 | - | - |
| producing | 15 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
| judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
| madeleine | 12 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| providing | 16 | - | - |
| alongside | 11 | side by side | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| countdown | 15 | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | - |
| admission | 12 | the fee charged for admission | - |
| evidently | 16 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she was in bed and evidently in great pain |
| touchdown | 18 | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes | - |
| exploding | 20 | - | - |
| videotape | 15 | record on videotape | - |
| 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.) | - |
| 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 | - |
| godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| gardening | 12 | the cultivation of plants | - |
| handshake | 20 | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | - |
| endlessly | 13 | continuing forever without end | - |
| admirable | 14 | deserving of the highest esteem or admiration | trains ran with admirable precision |
| admitting | 13 | - | - |
| mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
| abundance | 14 | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | an age of abundance |
| reproduce | 14 | repeat after memorization | - |
| allegedly | 14 | according to what has been alleged | he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife |
| 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 | - |
| reduction | 12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something | - |
| grandiose | 11 | affectedly genteel | - |
| 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 | - |
| goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
| advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
| advancing | 16 | moving forward | - |
| 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 | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| endurance | 12 | a state of surviving; remaining alive | - |
| murderous | 12 | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | murderous thugs |
| commodity | 19 | articles of commerce | - |
| spiderman | 14 | - | - |
| blindness | 12 | the state of being blind or lacking sight | - |
| seduction | 12 | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | - |
| pedophile | 17 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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. | - |
| riverside | 13 | the bank of a river | - |
| 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 |
| vandalism | 15 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
| addictive | 16 | causing or characterized by addiction | addictive drugs |
| undermine | 12 | hollow out as if making a cave or opening | - |
| cowardice | 17 | the trait of lacking courage | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| adversary | 16 | someone who offers opposition | - |
| intruding | 11 | projecting inward | - |
| hazardous | 22 | involving risk or danger | skydiving is a hazardous sport |
| 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 | - |
| undertake | 14 | enter into a contractual arrangement | - |
| landslide | 11 | a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff | - |
| 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 |
| remainder | 12 | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | - |
| abdominal | 14 | the muscles of the abdomen | - |
| radically | 15 | in a radical manner | she took a radically different approach |
| inaudible | 12 | impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear | an inaudible conversation |
| 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 | - | - |
| medically | 17 | involving medical practice | medically trained nurses |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| eradicate | 12 | kill in large numbers | - |
| 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) | - |
| swordsman | 15 | someone skilled at fencing | - |
| gladiator | 11 | a professional boxer | - |
| contender | 12 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| commodore | 16 | a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral | - |
| unloading | 11 | the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc. | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| modelling | 13 | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | - |
| sidelines | 10 | - | - |
| hindsight | 17 | understanding the nature of an event after it has happened | hindsight is always better than foresight |
| affidavit | 19 | written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath | - |
| 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 | - |
| readiness | 10 | prompt willingness | readiness to continue discussions |
| 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 | - |
| sideburns | 12 | - | - |
| pseudonym | 17 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| headlight | 17 | a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | - |
| crescendo | 14 | grow louder | The music crescendoes here |
| 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 | - |
| educating | 13 | - | - |
| excluding | 20 | - | - |
| absurdity | 15 | a message whose content is at variance with reason | - |
| induction | 12 | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | - |
| camcorder | 16 | a portable television camera and videocassette recorder | - |
| adrenalin | 10 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
| indulgent | 11 | tolerant or lenient | indulgent parents risk spoiling their children |
| liquidate | 19 | eliminate by paying off (debts) | - |
| goldsmith | 16 | Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) | - |
| predatory | 15 | characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding | predatory warfare |
| eavesdrop | 15 | listen without the speaker's knowledge | the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations |
| endeavour | 13 | attempt by employing effort | - |
| bystander | 15 | a nonparticipant spectator | - |
| candidacy | 18 | the campaign of a candidate to be elected | - |
| childless | 15 | without offspring | in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen |
| badminton | 14 | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net | - |
| ascending | 13 | the act of changing location in an upward direction | - |
| treadmill | 12 | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps | - |
| hydroxide | 24 | a compound of an oxide with water | - |
| insidious | 10 | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way | glaucoma is an insidious disease |
| longitude | 11 | the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich | - |
| cavendish | 18 | British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) | - |
| rewinding | 14 | - | - |
| martyrdom | 17 | any experience that causes intense suffering | - |
| grandmama | 15 | - | - |
| guidebook | 17 | something that offers basic information or instruction | - |
| boardwalk | 19 | a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside | - |
| childlike | 19 | exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity | childlike trust |
| quadruple | 21 | four times as great or many | - |
| hundredth | 17 | one part in a hundred equal parts | - |
| indulging | 12 | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | - |
| ordinance | 12 | the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | - |
| servitude | 13 | state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | penal servitude |
| unfolding | 14 | a developmental process | - |
| intendant | 10 | - | - |
| boardroom | 14 | a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) | - |
| advisable | 15 | worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise | such action is neither necessary nor advisable |
| adjective | 22 | of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | an adjective clause |
| murderess | 12 | a woman murderer | - |
| undergone | 11 | - | - |
| underwent | 13 | - | - |
| incidence | 14 | the relative frequency of occurrence of something | - |
| loudmouth | 15 | a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly | - |
| colliding | 13 | - | - |
| excitedly | 22 | with excitement; in an excited manner | she shook his hand excitedly |
| motorcade | 14 | a procession of people traveling in motor cars | - |
| splendour | 12 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
| preceding | 15 | of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | - |
| hurriedly | 16 | in a hurried or hasty manner | the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful |
| andromeda | 13 | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers | - |
| overdrive | 16 | make use of too often or too extensively | - |
| shadowing | 17 | the act of following someone secretly | - |
| shielding | 14 | a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay | - |
| fortitude | 13 | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage | - |
| brigadier | 13 | a general officer ranking below a major general | - |
| skedaddle | 16 | a hasty flight | - |
| steadfast | 13 | firm and dependable especially in loyalty | a steadfast ally |
| rendition | 10 | an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning |
| landowner | 13 | a holder or proprietor of land | - |
| headstone | 13 | a stone that is used to mark a grave | - |
| confidant | 15 | someone to whom private matters are confided | - |
| armadillo | 12 | burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | - |
| adaptable | 14 | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use | to succeed one must be adaptable |
| subsidize | 21 | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | - |
| swordfish | 19 | large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night | - |
| pondering | 13 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| exceeding | 20 | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | a night of exceeding darkness |
| endearing | 11 | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way | - |
| adjoining | 18 | - | - |
| conundrum | 14 | a difficult problem | - |
| endowment | 15 | the capital that provides income for an institution | - |
| adulterer | 10 | someone who commits adultery or fornication | - |
| shredding | 15 | - | - |
| pendragon | 13 | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons | - |
| grounding | 12 | education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge | a good grounding in mathematics |
| centipede | 14 | chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors | - |
| swordplay | 18 | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | - |
| redeeming | 13 | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin | redemptive (or redeeming) love |
| macadamia | 16 | any tree of the genus Macadamia | - |
| underside | 11 | the lower side of anything | - |
| upgrading | 14 | - | - |
| radiology | 14 | (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation | - |
| interlude | 10 | a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance | - |
| chlamydia | 20 | a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia | - |
| awkwardly | 23 | in an awkward manner | he bent awkwardly |
| melodious | 12 | containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody | the melodious song of a meadowlark |
| weirdness | 13 | strikingly out of the ordinary | - |
| impudence | 16 | an impudent statement | - |
| intercede | 12 | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | He interceded in the family dispute |
| bedridden | 14 | confined to bed (by illness) | - |
| nakedness | 14 | a bleak and desolate atmosphere | the nakedness of the landscape |
| woodhouse | 16 | - | - |
| stateside | 10 | - | - |
| judiciary | 22 | persons who administer justice | - |
| audacious | 12 | invulnerable to fear or intimidation | audacious explorers |
| badgering | 14 | the act of harassing someone | - |
| sandpaper | 14 | stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand | - |
| skydiving | 21 | performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute | - |
| underfoot | 13 | - | - |
| modernism | 14 | the quality of being current or of the present | - |
| sandstone | 10 | a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) | - |
| speedboat | 14 | a fast motorboat | - |
| indignant | 11 | angered at something unjust or wrong | an indignant denial |
| embroider | 14 | decorate with needlework | - |
| godliness | 11 | piety by virtue of being a godly person | - |
| barracuda | 14 | any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth | - |
| belvedere | 15 | densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn | - |
| bloodshot | 15 | (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed | bloodshot eyes |
| palisades | 12 | - | - |
| underline | 10 | a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) | - |
| avoidance | 15 | deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening | - |
| sandstorm | 12 | a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand | - |
| quadratic | 21 | a polynomial of the second degree | - |
| indelible | 12 | cannot be removed or erased | an indelible stain |
| indemnity | 15 | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | - |
| hindrance | 15 | the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | - |
| extradite | 17 | hand over to the authorities of another country | They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there |
| foolhardy | 19 | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences | foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker |
| bandwagon | 16 | a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band | the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade |
| backwoods | 21 | a remote and undeveloped area | - |
| methodist | 15 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley | - |
| pretender | 12 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| crackdown | 21 | severely repressive actions | - |
| coriander | 12 | parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | - |
| groundhog | 15 | reddish brown North American marmot | - |
| upholding | 16 | - | - |
| beheading | 16 | execution by cutting off the victim's head | - |
| overdraft | 16 | a draft in excess of the credit balance | - |
| statewide | 13 | occurring or extending throughout a state | the statewide recycling program |
| tiredness | 10 | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work | - |
| liquidity | 22 | the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility | - |
| cordially | 15 | in a hearty manner | - |
| fieldwork | 20 | a temporary fortification built by troops in the field | - |
| garibaldi | 13 | Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882) | - |
| modernist | 12 | an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles | - |
| roadhouse | 13 | an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling | - |
| tardiness | 10 | the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time | - |
| underpass | 12 | an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | - |
| identikit | 14 | a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought | - |
| electrode | 12 | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit | - |
| cloudless | 12 | free from clouds | under a cloudless sky |
| guardsman | 13 | a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards' | - |
| handbrake | 19 | - | - |
| appendage | 15 | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | - |
| modernity | 15 | the quality of being current or of the present | a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village |
| mediaeval | 15 | relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages | - |
| windswept | 18 | open to or swept by wind | windswept headlands |
| shakedown | 20 | a very thorough search of a person or a place | a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs |
| tradesman | 12 | a merchant who owns or manages a shop | - |
| undertook | 14 | - | - |
| indecency | 17 | an indecent or improper act | - |
| fledgling | 15 | (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers | a fledgling robin |
| gladstone | 11 | a large travelling bag made of stiff leather | - |
| glandular | 11 | relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland | glandular malfunctions |
| outwardly | 16 | with respect to the outside | outwardly, the figure is smooth |
| indignity | 14 | an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem | - |
| landshark | 17 | - | - |
| maddening | 14 | extremely annoying or displeasing | the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening |
| headliner | 13 | a performer who receives prominent billing | - |
| conducive | 17 | tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | working conditions are not conducive to productivity |
| edelweiss | 13 | alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts | - |
| federally | 16 | by federal government | it's federally regulated |
| foundling | 14 | a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown | - |
| goldstone | 11 | aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles | - |
| enchilada | 15 | tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili | - |
| bloodlust | 12 | a desire for bloodshed | - |
| bodacious | 14 | unrestrained by convention or propriety | the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim |
| vindicate | 15 | show to be right by providing justification or proof | vindicate a claim |
| pompadour | 16 | French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) | - |
| radiating | 11 | diverging from a common point | - |
| imprudent | 14 | lacking wise self-restraint | an imprudent remark |
| headdress | 14 | clothing for the head | - |
| headfirst | 16 | with the head foremost | a headfirst plunge down the stairs |
| bandwidth | 19 | a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel | - |
| abducting | 15 | especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part | - |
| orthodoxy | 23 | a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards | - |
| pediatric | 14 | of or relating to the medical care of children | pediatric dentist |
| taxidermy | 22 | the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance | - |
| bloodiest | 12 | - | - |
| boondocks | 18 | a remote and undeveloped area | - |
| byproduct | 19 | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | - |
| cascading | 15 | - | - |
| ascendant | 12 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| provident | 15 | careful in regard to your own interests | wild squirrels are provident |
| headphone | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | - |
| hindering | 14 | preventing movement | - |
| handlebar | 15 | the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle | - |
| endoscope | 14 | a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery | - |
| epidermis | 14 | the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates | - |
| anecdotal | 12 | characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | anecdotal conversation |
| admirably | 17 | in an admirable manner | the children's responses were admirably normal |
| oxidation | 17 | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | - |
| sourdough | 14 | a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread | - |
| soldering | 11 | fastening firmly together | - |
| recordist | 12 | - | - |
| perdition | 12 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell |
| lidocaine | 12 | a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes | - |
| hideously | 16 | in a hideous manner | her face was hideously disfigured after the accident |
| custodial | 12 | providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding | daycare that is educational and not just custodial |
| esplanade | 12 | a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore | - |
| grandpapa | 15 | - | - |
| guideline | 11 | a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action | - |
| endorsing | 11 | - | - |
| bloodless | 12 | destitute of blood or apparently so | the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold |
| birdbrain | 14 | a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought | - |
| ayurvedic | 18 | - | - |
| modernize | 21 | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | - |
| patricide | 14 | a person who murders their father | - |
| mediation | 12 | the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement | - |
| underling | 11 | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | - |
| hydration | 16 | the process of combining with water; usually reversible | - |
| expedient | 19 | a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one | - |
| birdhouse | 15 | a shelter for birds | - |
| cabdriver | 17 | someone who drives a taxi for a living | - |
| outdoorsy | 13 | characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life | a rugged outdoorsy life |
| juridical | 19 | of or relating to the law or jurisprudence | juridical days |
| judicious | 19 | marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters | judicious use of one's money |
| mandoline | 12 | - | - |
| marauding | 13 | characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding | bands of marauding Indians |
| headscarf | 18 | a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | - |
| embedding | 16 | - | - |
| grenadier | 11 | an infantryman equipped with grenades | - |
| handsomer | 15 | - | - |
| hardening | 14 | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | the hardening of concrete |
| childcare | 17 | a service involving care for other people's children | - |
| assuredly | 13 | without a doubt | the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone |
| adulation | 10 | servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise | - |
| vandalize | 22 | destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism | vandalize the park |
| rereading | 11 | - | - |
| laundress | 10 | a working woman who takes in washing | - |
| lampshade | 17 | a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view | - |
| condenser | 12 | lens used to concentrate light on an object | - |
| condoning | 13 | - | - |
| ephedrine | 15 | white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma | - |
| broadside | 13 | a speech of violent denunciation | - |
| circadian | 14 | of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals | circadian rhythms |
| adversely | 16 | in an adverse manner | she was adversely affected by the new regulations |
| morbidity | 17 | an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind | his fear of being alone verges on morbidity |
| modulator | 12 | - | - |
| myrmidons | 17 | - | - |
| palladium | 14 | a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry | - |
| yardstick | 19 | a ruler or tape that is three feet long | - |
| roundness | 10 | the fullness of a tone of voice | there is a musky roundness to his wordiness |
| toadstool | 10 | common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom) | - |
| tidewater | 13 | the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia | - |
| ponderosa | 12 | common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature | - |
| kundalini | 14 | - | - |
| guildhall | 14 | the hall of a guild or corporation | - |
| grenadine | 11 | thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks | - |
| epidermal | 14 | of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula | - |
| moderator | 12 | any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors | - |
| modifying | 19 | - | - |
| overheads | 16 | - | - |
| midwinter | 15 | the middle of winter | - |
| sodbuster | 12 | a person who operates a farm | - |
| turpitude | 12 | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | the various turpitudes of modern society |
| underboss | 12 | an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) | - |
| predicate | 14 | involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic | solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well |
| retardant | 10 | any agent that retards or delays or hinders | flame-retardant |
| imploding | 15 | - | - |
| credulity | 15 | tendency to believe readily | - |
| condiment | 14 | a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment | mustard and ketchup are condiments |
| frigidity | 17 | the absence of heat | - |
| gabardine | 13 | a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles | - |
| endorphin | 15 | a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties | - |
| bedlamite | 14 | an archaic term for a lunatic | - |
| chickadee | 21 | any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America | - |
| avoidable | 15 | capable of being avoided or warded off | - |
| adipocere | 14 | - | - |
| adherence | 15 | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | - |
| ombudsman | 16 | a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government | - |
| panhandle | 15 | a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area | Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia |
| millipede | 14 | any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs | - |
| vividness | 16 | interest and variety and intensity | the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness |
| saddlebag | 14 | a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle | - |
| suspender | 12 | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | - |
| predictor | 14 | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | - |
| redbreast | 12 | small Old World songbird with a reddish breast | - |
| reputedly | 15 | - | - |
| husbandry | 18 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
| hydrangea | 17 | any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea | - |
| iguanodon | 11 | massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period | - |
| confiding | 16 | willing to entrust personal matters | first she was suspicious, then she became confiding |
| crusading | 13 | - | - |
| colluding | 13 | - | - |
| fiduciary | 18 | relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) | a fiduciary contract |
| budgetary | 16 | of or relating to a budget | budgetary considerations |
| cavalcade | 17 | a procession of people traveling on horseback | - |
| addressee | 11 | one to whom something is addressed | - |
| adornment | 12 | a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | - |
| pachyderm | 22 | any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus | - |
| memoranda | 14 | a written proposal or reminder | - |
| soundness | 10 | the muscle tone of healthy tissue | - |
| soldierly | 13 | (of persons) befitting a warrior | - |
| velodrome | 15 | a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing | - |
| pedometer | 14 | measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking | - |
| idolizing | 20 | - | - |
| inaudibly | 15 | in an inaudible manner | she spoke inaudibly low |
| knockdown | 23 | a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet | - |
| herbicide | 17 | a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth | - |
| crudeness | 12 | a wild or unrefined state | - |
| credulous | 12 | disposed to believe on little evidence | the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous |
| eastwards | 13 | toward the east | - |
| fungicide | 16 | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi | - |
| guardrail | 11 | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety | - |
| beatitude | 12 | a state of supreme happiness | - |
| certitude | 12 | total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant | - |
| amidships | 17 | at or near or toward the center of a ship | in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear |
| mediating | 13 | - | - |
| wrongdoer | 14 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
| woodchuck | 24 | reddish brown North American marmot | - |
| sedentary | 13 | requiring sitting or little activity | forced by illness to lead a sedentary life |
| shrouding | 14 | - | - |
| sidetrack | 16 | wander from a direct or straight course | - |
| speedster | 12 | - | - |
| supersede | 12 | take the place or move into the position of | - |
| pointedly | 15 | in such a manner as to make something clearly evident | he pointedly ignored the question |
| pleadings | 13 | - | - |
| quadrille | 19 | a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples | - |
| radiogram | 13 | a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) | - |
| rectitude | 12 | righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest | - |
| repudiate | 12 | cast off | The parents repudiated their son |
| humdinger | 16 | someone of remarkable excellence | a humdinger of a secretary |
| immediacy | 19 | immediate intuitive awareness | - |
| indenture | 10 | a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | - |
| indolence | 12 | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | - |
| matricide | 14 | a person who murders their mother | - |
| erudition | 10 | profound scholarly knowledge | - |
| expending | 20 | the act of spending money for goods or services | - |
| gladiolus | 11 | the large central part of the breastbone | - |
