9-letter words containing a, r, p, o
- copraemic — of or relating to copraemia
- copy-read — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- copytaker — (esp in a newspaper office) a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone
- cornopean — a cornet
- coroplast — A manufacturer of terracotta figurines (in Ancient Greece).
- corporals — Plural form of corporal.
- corporate — Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation.
- corporeal — Corporeal means involving or relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual world.
- corposant — Saint Elmo's fire
- cosplayer — One who takes part in cosplay.
- cparaops5 — (language) A parallel version of OPS5 written at CMU, in C and compiling to C. CParaOps5 is available for Unix, Mach, Encore Multimaxen, and Sequent.
- crackpots — Plural form of crackpot.
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- crapshoot — If you describe something as a crapshoot, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
- crapulous — characterized by intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauched
- crazy top — a disease of cotton, corn, etc., characterized by abnormal branching and small, misshapen leaves in the upper part of the plant, caused by water shortage, organic deficiencies in the soil, or unknown causes.
- cremocarp — any fruit consisting of two united carpels which hang from a supporting axis
- crorepati — (in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
- crow pram — concurrent read, owner write PRAM.
- crown cap — an airtight metal seal crimped on the top of most bottled beers, ciders, mineral waters, etc
- cryptogam — (in former plant classification schemes) any organism that does not produce seeds, including algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns
- culpatory — expressing blame
- cup coral — any of several species of coral in which the polyp forms and houses itself in a cup-shaped depression in the skeleton.
- cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- dampproof — resistant to dampness or the effects of dampness.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dead drop — a prearranged secret spot where one espionage agent leaves a message or material for another agent to pick up.
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- deprogram — to cause to abandon a rigid commitment to certain beliefs, values, etc., as those of a religious cult, by undoing the effects of indoctrination
- desperado — A desperado is someone who does illegal, violent things without worrying about the danger.
- diasporas — Plural form of diaspora.
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- dna probe — a technique for identifying a segment of DNA, using a known sequence of nucleotide bases from a DNA strand to detect a complementary sequence in the sample by means of base pairing.
- dognapper — Agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
- doorplate — a small identification plate on the outside door of a house or room, bearing the occupant's name, the apartment or house number, or the like.
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
- drop away — become fewer
- drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- drop bear — a mythical creature said to live in the outback; it resembles an oversized koala with sharp teeth and drops from trees to devour unwary passers-by
- drop dead — inspiring awe, astonishment, or envy: a drop-dead guest list; a drop-dead sable coat.
- drop goal — In rugby, a drop goal is a goal that a player scores by dropping the ball and kicking it between the posts.