11-letter words containing a, r, p, d
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- purehearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
- pyramidical — pyramidal.
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadripedal — Four-footed.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quadrupedal — four-footed.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
- radarscopes — Plural form of radarscope.
- radiography — the production of radiographs.
- radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- radix point — a point, such as the decimal point in the decimal system, separating the integral part of a number from the fractional part
- ralph izard — Ralph, 1742–1804, U.S. diplomat and politician.
- ralph nader — Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
- reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- red snapper — any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.
- reduplicate — to double; repeat.
- reexplained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- relandscape — to landscape again after a previous landscaping
- repaglinide — an oral drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with metformin.
- report card — a written report containing an evaluation of a pupil's scholarship and behavior, sent periodically to the pupil's parents or guardian, usually on a card containing marks and comments together with a record of attendance.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiative — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- retired pay — retirement pay; pension
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- riding lamp — a light on a boat or ship showing that it is at anchor
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- rope dancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- rope ladder — ladder made primarily of rope
- rope-a-dope — a method of tiring out a boxing opponent by pretending to be trapped on the ropes while the opponent expends energy on punches that are blocked
- ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- sap orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.