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7-letter words containing a, d, p

  • paneled — made up of wooden panels
  • panhead — a rivet or screw head having the form of a truncated cone.
  • pansied — covered with pansies
  • papadum — an Indian flatbread made of lentil flour, often topped with chutney or various dips or salsas.
  • 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.
  • parched — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
  • pardine — spotted; resembling a leopard
  • pardner — (in direct address) friend.
  • parkade — a building or other construction designed for the parking of motor vehicles.
  • 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.
  • parried — to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
  • partied — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
  • passade — a turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same ground.
  • passado — a forward thrust with the weapon while advancing with one foot.
  • patched — repaired with patches; covered with patches
  • patined — patina.
  • pay day — Pay day is the day of the week or month on which you receive your wages or salary.
  • paydirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
  • payload — the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.
  • pc card — Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
  • peabodyElizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.
  • pedagog — a teacher; schoolteacher.
  • pedicab — (especially in Southeast Asia) a three-wheeled public conveyance operated by pedals, typically one having a hooded cab for two passengers mounted behind the driver.
  • pedlary — peddlery.
  • pedocal — a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
  • pedrail — a type of wheel designed for use on rough terrain, consisting of a chain around the wheel with flat discs attached to the chain
  • pendant — a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
  • per day — relating to an allowance for daily expenses, usually those incurred while working
  • peracid — an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
  • pervade — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
  • pet day — a single fine day during a period of bad weather
  • petaled — one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
  • phacoid — having a form or structure like that of a lens
  • phaedra — the wife of Theseus who fell in love with Hippolytus, her stepson, and eventually hanged herself after causing his death.
  • phasmid — any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.
  • phidian — of, associated with, or following the style of Phidias, as exemplified in the Parthenon.
  • phidias — c500–432? b.c, Greek sculptor.
  • phrased — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
  • 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.
  • picardy — a region in N France: formerly a province.
  • piccard — Auguste [French oh-gyst] /French oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, aeronaut, inventor, and deep-sea explorer: designer of bathyscaphes.
  • piebald — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
  • pin pad — a small keypad at a point of sale on which someone making a purchase using a credit or debit card types his or her PIN to confirm the purchase
  • pindari — in India in the past, someone belonging to one of many irregular groups of raiding horsemen
  • pinhead — the head of a pin.
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