9-Letter Words Containing: A,R,D,I,S,T

• a measure or standard used for comparison

• a ruler or tape that is three feet long

• ridicule with satire

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from active participation

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• cause to be returned

• take back what one has said

• keep away from others

• break from a meeting or gathering

• retire gracefully

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• lose interest

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• undergo diffraction

• an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

• the date on which a person was born

• an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in

• a state of misfortune or affliction

• a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event

• from the original source; directly

• received directly from a source

• with the head before the body

• with the head foremost