10-letter words containing d, i, p, e
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
- paedeutics — the study of teaching
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- paedotribe — (in ancient Greece) a gymnastics teacher
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- palletized — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- pandemonic — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
- panellized — made in sections for quick assembly
- pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantsuited — wearing a pantsuit
- papillated — having papillae
- paradiddle — an exercise or sequence performed typically on the snare drum, marked by four basic beats with alternation of the right hand and left hand on successive strong beats, and begun and ended slowly with a dramatic increase in tempo in the middle.
- paradisean — of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise)
- paraglider — Also called parawing. a steerable glider with inflatable wings proposed for use as an emergency vehicle for travel between a space station and the earth or for the recovery of rocket boosters.
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- park ridge — a city in NE Illinois.
- parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- pasquinade — a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- peccadillo — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pedagogism — the principles, manner, method, or characteristics of pedagogues.
- pedantical — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pediatrics — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pediatrist — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pediculate — of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- pedimented — having a pediment
- pedipalpus — the second paired appendage in Arachnida
- pedodontia — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pelletised — to make or form (concentrated ore) into pellets.
- pemphigoid — any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- pen-friend — A pen-friend is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although the two of you may never have met.
- pendelikon — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens: noted for its fine marble. 3640 feet (1110 meters).
- pendencies — the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement.
- pendentive — any of several spandrels, in the form of spherical triangles, forming a transition between the circular plan of a dome and the polygonal plan of the supporting masonry.
- penderecki — Krzysztof [kshish-tawf] /ˈkʃɪʃ tɔf/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Polish composer.
- pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
- pentapodic — (of a poetic line or verse) having five metrical feet
- pepperidge — sour gum.