9-letter words containing d, e, p, r, i
- predation — depredation; plundering.
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- predefine — to define in advance
- predesign — to design beforehand or in advance
- predicant — preaching: a predicant religious order.
- predicate — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- predictor — a person or thing that predicts.
- predigest — to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
- predikant — a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
- predilect — chosen in preference; preferred
- predinner — of, pertaining to, or enjoyed in the period before dinner
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- prefilled — filled in advance
- prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- preluding — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- premiated — to grant a prize or an award to.
- premiered — a first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.
- premodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- premorbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- presidial — presidential
- presiding — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- presidium — (in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers: the presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
- prevailed — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- prideless — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- prie-dieu — a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- prize day — a day when prizes are rewarded to pupils who have produced a very high standard of work
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- prolicide — the killing of one's child.
- properdin — a protein present in blood serum that, acting with complement, is involved in the destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria
- protoxide — the one of a series of oxides having the smallest proportion of oxygen.
- provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- pteridine — a yellow, crystalline, heteroaromatic compound having a bicyclic molecular structure; any substituted derivative of this, examples of which occur naturally, esp as vitamins of the B group and insect pigments. Formula: C6H4N4
- pterygoid — wing-shaped
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- pyodermic — relating to a skin disease characterized by the production of pus
- quadricep — Quadriceps.
- reapplied — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- receipted — a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redisplay — to display again
- redispose — to rearrange; readjust
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reed pipe — an organ pipe having a reed that is vibrated by air to produce the sound.
- reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.