10-letter words containing a, r, n, d
- notre dame — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
- nudibranch — a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.
- nursemaids — Plural form of nursemaid.
- obduration — the process of becoming or the state of being obdurate, intractable and indifferent
- oceanwards — Oceanward.
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- octandrian — relating to the classification Octandria or those plants that have eight stamens
- oil-harden — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- on draught — Beer that is on draught is kept in and served from a barrel rather than a bottle.
- onboarding — (business) The process of bringing a new employee on board, incorporating training and orientation.
- orangewood — the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
- ordainable — able to be ordained
- ordainment — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordinances — Plural form of ordinance.
- ordinaries — Plural form of ordinary.
- ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
- ordinately — in an ordered manner
- ordinating — Present participle of ordinate.
- ordination — Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining.
- ordinative — Tending to ordain; directing; giving orders.
- ordonnance — the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
- ordovician — noting or pertaining to a geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, from 500 million to 425 million years ago, notable for the advent of fish.
- orientated — Having a specific orientation.
- originated — Simple past tense and past participle of originate.
- ornamented — (of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.
- oropendola — any of several birds of the genus Gymnostinops, related to crows and feeding primarily on fruit and nectar, noted especially for their hanging nests.
- orphanhood — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- ouvirandra — former name for the lattice-leaf plant Aponogeton madagascariensis, an aquatic plant from Madagascar, with leaves like a lattice spreading under the surface of the water
- oven-ready — (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
- overabound — (intransitive) To be too abundant or plentiful.
- overbanked — Furnished with too many banks (financial institutions).
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- overhandle — to handle, or mention, too much
- overmanned — overstaffed
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
- pandurated — fiddle-shaped
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- panhandler — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
- panjandrum — a self-important or pretentious official.
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- papandreou — Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (George) 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- paradisean — of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise)
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?