9-letter words containing d, e, p, t, s
- disrepute — bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into): Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.
- disrupted — Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
- disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- dissipate — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- doorsteps — Plural form of doorstep.
- dope test — test for drugs in body
- dopesheet — a bulletin or list including the names of entries in various horse races, and including information on each entry, as the name, jockey, and past performances.
- dopesters — Plural form of dopester.
- downswept — curved downwards
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- drop seat — a hinged seat, as in a taxicab or bus, that may be pulled down for use when an additional seat is needed.
- dropstone — an old name for stalactites
- drupelets — Plural form of drupelet.
- dumpsters — Plural form of dumpster.
- dyspeptic — pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.
- endpoints — Plural form of endpoint.
- epidosite — a rock formed of quartz and epidote
- estrapade — The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
- etoposide — (medicine) A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
- expedites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expedite.
- fastpaced — Alternative spelling of fast-paced.
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- guidepost — a post, usually mounted on the roadside or at the intersection of two or more roads, bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers.
- hampstead — a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
- heapstead — the buildings at the surface of a mine
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
- inspected — Simple past tense and past participle of inspect.
- nonposted — Not having been posted (in various senses).
- octopodes — (rare) Irregular plural form of octopus.
- optimised — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- outspeeds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeed.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- pad stone — a stone template.
- pantdress — a dress with a divided skirt
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pederasty — sexual relations between two males, especially when one of them is a minor.
- pentoside — a glycoside that, upon hydrolysis, yields a pentose
- peptidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptides or peptones to amino acids.
- 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.
- pesticide — a chemical preparation for destroying plant, fungal, or animal pests.
- plastered — drunk.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- postdated — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- postponed — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.