9-letter words containing d, e, a, p
- pedal bin — A pedal bin is a container for waste, usually in a kitchen or bathroom. It has a lid which is controlled by a pedal that you press with your foot.
- pedalboat — a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure
- pedalling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pedantize — to act as a pedant; to make pedantic comments
- pedatifid — (of a plant leaf) pedately divided, with the divisions less deep than in a pedate leaf
- pederasty — sexual relations between two males, especially when one of them is a minor.
- pediatric — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pelopidas — died 364 b.c, Greek general and statesman of Thebes.
- pen-based — (of a computer) having an electronic stylus rather than a keyboard as the primary input device.
- penalised — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- pendantly — in the shape or manner of a pendant
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- pennyland — in Caithness and the Orkney and Shetland islands a piece of land on which one penny's worth of tax was owed to the overlord
- pentapody — a measure consisting of five feet.
- peptidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptides or peptones to amino acids.
- perendale — a Romney-Cheviot crossbreed of sheep
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- periander — died 585 b.c, tyrant of Corinth.
- peridinia — genus of flagellate organisms
- periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- permeated — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- perradial — relating to the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- persuader — a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
- pertained — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- pervading — omnipresent; felt everywhere
- petrograd — former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
- phagedena — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- pie-faced — having a broad, flat face and, sometimes, a vacuous or stupid expression.
- pied shag — a large New Zealand seabird, Phalacrocorax varius, with a white throat and underparts
- pigheaded — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pinelands — the, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- pinheaded — stupid or foolish.
- pintadera — a decorative stamp, usually made of clay, found in the Neolithic of the E Mediterranean and in many American cultures
- pintailed — having a tapered tail
- pixelated — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilated — slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.
- placoderm — any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk.
- planeload — the amount of people or cargo an airplane can carry.
- planeside — the area on either side of an airplane.
- planetoid — an asteroid.