10-letter words containing d, a, p, h
- ideographs — an ideogram.
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- idiography — The study of individuals.
- idiopathic — of unknown cause, as a disease.
- island-hop — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- jamshedpur — a city in SE Jharkhand, in NE India.
- lamp-shade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- lampshades — Plural form of lampshade.
- launch pad — 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.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- lymphedema — the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying swelling, often of the extremities: sometimes caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- media hype — intensive or exaggerated publicity in the mass media
- megaphoned — Simple past tense and past participle of megaphone.
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- midshipman — a student, as at the U.S. Naval Academy, in training for commission as ensign in the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Compare cadet (def 2).
- mis-shaped — to shape badly or wrongly; deform.
- nephridial — Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
- on the pad — a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- openhanded — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- orphanhood — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- packthread — a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages.
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- paddywhack — Informal. a spanking.
- padma shri — (in India) an award for distinguished service in any field
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- panhandler — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- patch cord — a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting two pieces of equipment or signal paths.
- patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
- patchstand — a small tazza.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- pebbledash — to cover with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- permadeath — (in a game, often a video game) the permanent death of a defeated character, after which the player of the game cannot continue with the same character.
- petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
- phagedaena — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phagedenic — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- photodrama — photoplay.
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- pig-headed — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pitch-dark — dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.
- ploughhead — the draught iron of a plough
- ploughland — land that is ploughed for growing crops
- polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.