9-letter words containing d, i, l, p
- pedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- pelopidas — died 364 b.c, Greek general and statesman of Thebes.
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- penalised — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- pendicler — the holder or renter of a pendicle
- pendolino — an Italian high-speed tilting train, now used in several countries
- penduline — (of a bird's nest) hanging; resembling a pendant
- perradial — relating to the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- phalangid — an arachnid that belongs to the family Phalangidae
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
- picadillo — a traditional Latin American and Spanish dish of ground meat, onions, tomatoes, raisins, olives, and spices.
- piccadill — a high stiff collar characteristic of the early 17th century
- 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.
- pilonidal — noting or pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in the deeper layers of the skin.
- pilotweed — the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
- pilsudski — Józef [yoo-zef] /ˈyu zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1867–1935, Polish marshal and statesman: president 1918–22; premier 1926–28, 1930.
- 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).
- pink lady — a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
- pintailed — having a tapered tail
- pipelined — pipeline
- 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.
- placidity — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- planeside — the area on either side of an airplane.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- plasmodia — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
- platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- playfield — a field for sports or public festivities
- pleadings — the act of a person who pleads.
- plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
- plenitude — fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
- plow wind — a wind squall with a narrow, straight path of advance.
- podsolize — to make into podsol.
- podzolize — to make into or form a podzol
- poeciliid — any small New World fish of the family Poeciliidae, of fresh or brackish tropical and temperate waters, including the mosquitofish, guppies, and mollies.
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- polarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- polaroids — Polaroid sunglasses
- polyamide — a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
- polydemic — native to several countries or two or more regions.
- polyimide — any of a class of polymers with an imido group: resistant to high temperatures, wear, radiation, and many chemicals.
- polyploid — having a chromosome number that is more than double the basic or haploid number.
- polyzooid — composed of a colony of zooids
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.