7-letter words containing d, e, a, p
- dapples — Plural form of dapple.
- dapsone — an antimicrobial drug used to treat leprosy and certain types of dermatitis. Formula: C12H12N2O2S
- deadpan — Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone.
- decamps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decamp.
- decapod — any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish
- dectape — (hardware, storage) A reel of magnetic tape about 4 inches in diameter and one inch wide. Unlike today's macrotapes, microtape drivers allowed random access to the data, and therefore could be used to support file systems and even for swapping (this was generally done purely for hack value, as they were far too slow for practical use). DECtape was a variant on LINCtape. In their heyday DECtapes were used in pretty much the same ways one would now use a floppy disk: as a small, portable way to save and transport files and programs.
- delapse — a falling or sinking down
- depaint — to depict or delineate
- depants — to remove the trousers from, as a joke or punishment.
- departs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depart.
- deplane — to disembark from an aeroplane
- deposal — the act of deposing from office; deposition
- deprave — Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil.
- despair — Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
- despawn — (video games) To dematerialize; to disappear from the game world.
- dewlaps — Plural form of dewlap.
- diapers — Plural form of diaper.
- diphase — having two phases; two-phase.
- diptera — the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- dispace — to move or travel about
- dog ape — baboon.
- drapeau — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1916–1999, Canadian lawyer and politician: mayor of Montreal 1954–57 and 1960–86.
- drapers — Plural form of draper.
- drapery — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- drapier — a draper
- drappie — a little drop, esp a small amount of spirits
- dupable — a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- dyspnea — difficult or labored breathing.
- eardrop — an earring with a pendant.
- edaphic — related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.
- edaphon — the aggregate of organisms that live in the soil.
- elapids — Plural form of elapid.
- elapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of elapse.
- empaled — Simple past tense and past participle of empale.
- end cap — An end cap is a rack or counter at the end of a store aisle used to display promotional or sale items.
- endplay — A way of playing the last few tricks that forces an opponent to make a disadvantageous lead.
- epacrid — a type of heath-like plant of the family Epacridaceae
- ephedra — An evergreen shrub of warm, arid regions that has trailing or climbing stems and tiny, scalelike leaves . Some kinds are a source of ephedrine and are used medicinally.
- escaped — Simple past tense and past participle of escape.
- exapted — (of a particular feature) having a function that was not brought about by natural selection
- expands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expand.
- flapped — Simple past tense and past participle of flap.
- frapped — Simple past tense and past participle of frap.
- gamepad — a handheld input device used in video games to control the movement of graphic elements on the screen, usually having buttons and a directional control.
- graphed — Simple past tense and past participle of graph.
- grasped — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- hampden — John, 1594–1643, British statesman who defended the rights of the House of Commons against Charles I.
- head up — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- headpin — the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.
- helipad — a takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without commercial facilities.