9-letter words containing d, a, t, p
- pro-trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- proctodea — parts of the anus
- put ahead — to reset the hands of (a clock) to a later time
- put aside — 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.
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- rhipidate — shaped like a fan
- road trip — journey in a car, bus, etc.
- sand trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sand-trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sandspout — the sand sucked into the air by a whirlwind
- saponated — treated or combined with soap
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- spadefoot — spadefoot toad.
- spattered — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- speedboat — a motorboat designed for high speeds.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spot card — spot (def 10b).
- spreathed — sore; chapped
- stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stand pat — exactly to the point or purpose; apt; opportune: a pat solution to a problem.
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- stepdance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stop bead — a strip of molding along the inside of a window frame for holding a sliding sash.
- strappado — an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim, with arms bound behind, was raised from the ground by a rope fastened to the wrists, abruptly released, then arrested with a painful jerk just before reaching the ground.
- tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
- tap dance — dance performed with clicking shoes
- tap-dance — to perform a tap dance.
- tape deck — a component of an audio system for playing tapes, using an external amplifier and speakers.
- tape head — a device which converts electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and back again; used in tape recorders
- tepidaria — in Ancient Rome, the warm rooms of the baths
- tetrapody — a measure consisting of four feet.
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- toad spit — cuckoo spit (sense 1)
- top-rated — A top-rated show or service is the most successful or highly regarded of its kind.
- trade gap — difference in value between nation's imports and exports
- trap door — a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
- trapezoid — Geometry. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides. British. trapezium (def 1b).
- trepanned — a person who ensnares or entraps others.
- trepidant — trepid.
- triparted — divided into three parts.
- typhoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- unadapted — not having changed in accordance with altered circumstances
- unadeptly — in an unadept or unskilled manner
- unadopted — to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname.
- underpart — the lower part or side: The underpart of the plane's fuselage scraped the treetops.
- unpatched — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.