9-letter words containing c, a, p, d
- docusoaps — Plural form of docusoap.
- dog-cheap — very inexpensive.
- drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
- drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
- duct tape — a strongly adhesive silver-gray cloth tape, used in plumbing, household repairs, etc.
- dunce cap — a tall, cone-shaped hat formerly worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school.
- duplicand — the twofold increase of feu-duty for the period of a year, or the feu-duty paid, as occasioned at specific times
- duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
- dutch cap — a woman's lace cap with triangular flaps, characteristic of Dutch national dress
- dutch lap — a method of laying shingles, slates, or the like, in which each shingle or slate overlaps those below and to one side and is itself overlapped by those above and to the other side.
- dysphagic — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphasic — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- dyspraxic — Of or pertaining to dyspraxia.
- enclasped — Simple past tense and past participle of enclasp.
- endocarps — Plural form of endocarp.
- epedaphic — of or relating to atmospheric conditions
- epicardia — Plural form of epicardium.
- epicedial — funereal
- escaloped — Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
- escapades — Plural form of escapade.
- fastpaced — Alternative spelling of fast-paced.
- hacked up — (jargon, programming) Sufficiently patched, kluged, and tweaked that the surgical scars are beginning to crowd out normal tissue (compare critical mass). Not all programs that are hacked become "hacked up"; if modifications are done with some eye to coherence and continued maintainability, the software may emerge better for the experience. Contrast hack up.
- hand-pick — to pick by hand.
- handclaps — Plural form of handclap.
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hardscape — the manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building, as paved areas or statues.
- headpiece — a piece of armor for the head; helmet.
- headspace — empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hypercard — A software package by Bill Atkinson for storage and retrieval of information on the Macintosh. It can handle images and is designed for browsing. The powerful customisable interactive user interface allows new applications to be easily constructed by manipulating objects on the screen, often without conventional programming, though the language HyperTalk can be used for more complex tasks.
- icecapped — having an icecap
- ideoscape — (according to w Arjun Appadurai) The global flow of ideologies.
- impeached — Simple past tense and past participle of impeach.
- impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- jampacked — to fill or pack as tightly or fully as possible: We jam-packed the basket with all kinds of fruit.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lap child — a child who has not yet begun or has just begun to walk.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap-dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lapidific — involved in or relating to the process of changing into stone
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- mindscape — A mental landscape; the world of the mind.
- mispacked — filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.
- misplaced — to put in a wrong place.