9-letter words containing d, e, p, r, i
- pedigreed — having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- pendicler — the holder or renter of a pendicle
- perceived — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perdition — a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
- pereiopod — (in a crustacean) an appendage of the thorax.
- perfervid — very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned: perfervid patriotism.
- periander — died 585 b.c, tyrant of Corinth.
- peridinia — genus of flagellate organisms
- peridotic — of, relating to, or containing peridot
- peridrome — (in Classical architecture) a colonnaded walkway running round a building, esp around a Classical temple
- periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- periodide — an iodide with the maximum proportion of iodine.
- periodize — to divide (a portion of time) into periods
- permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- peroxidic — of the nature of a peroxide; containing a peroxide or constituting part of a peroxide group
- 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
- persisted — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- perspired — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- pertained — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- pervading — omnipresent; felt everywhere
- petrified — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- pied noir — an Algerian-born French person.
- piepowder — a travelling market trader, merchant or similar traveller
- pieridine — belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, etc.
- pilloried — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
- pintadera — a decorative stamp, usually made of clay, found in the Neolithic of the E Mediterranean and in many American cultures
- pioneered — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- polarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- porticoed — provided with a portico or porticoes.
- portiered — having a portiere, a curtain hanging across a doorway
- posidrive — having a patent screwhead that allows greater torque
- posigrade — of, relating to, or designating motion in the same direction as the current or normal motion
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.
- powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
- practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- praeludia — musical preludes
- pre-audit — an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- pre-build — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- preadamic — occurring or existing before Adam
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- predacity — predatory; rapacious.