7-letter words containing a, d, p, o
- megapod — Megapode.
- mophead — Alternative spelling of mop head.
- nonpaid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
- notepad — a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- oedipal — of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- opaqued — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- operand — a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- opiated — Simple past tense and past participle of opiate.
- oppidan — of a town; urban.
- pad out — written piece: add words
- paddock — Archaic. a frog or toad.
- padlock — a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
- padrino — a godfather.
- padrone — a master; boss.
- padroni — a master; boss.
- pandora — Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.
- pandore — an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- pandour — History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- pandrop — a hard mint-flavoured sweet
- parador — a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.
- parados — a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.
- paradox — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- parodic — having or of the nature of a parody.
- parodoi — (in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- parodos — (in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- parotid — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- passado — a forward thrust with the weapon while advancing with one foot.
- payload — the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.
- peabody — Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.
- pedagog — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pedocal — a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- phacoid — having a form or structure like that of a lens
- picador — one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- pintado — cero (def 1).
- placode — a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- placoid — platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- plafond — a ceiling, whether flat or arched, especially one of decorative character.
- poached — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- pochard — an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
- podagra — gouty inflammation of the great toe.
- podalic — pertaining to the feet.
- podcast — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podesta — any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
- pollard — a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
- pommard — a dry, red wine from the Pommard parish in Burgundy.
- pondage — the water held in a reservoir
- poniard — a small, slender dagger.
- posadas — a city in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- pothead — a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
- potsdam — a state in NE central Germany. 10,039 sq. mi. (26,000 sq. km). Capital: Potsdam.