7-letter words containing d, i, p, t
- pithead — a mine entrance and the surrounding area.
- pivoted — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- plaited — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plastid — a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- plaudit — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- poditic — relating to the limb segment of a crustacean
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- posited — to place, put, or set.
- predict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- printed — produced by printing
- proteid — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pythiad — the four-year period between two celebrations of the Pythian Games.
- riptide — a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- sandpit — a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- spitted — to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
- stipend — a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- striped — having stripes or bands.
- stupids — Term used by samurai for the suits who employ them. Succinctly expresses an attitude at least as common, though usually better disguised, among other subcultures of hackers. There may be intended reference here to an SF story originally published in 1952 but much anthologised since, Mark Clifton's "Star, Bright". In it, a super-genius child classifies humans into a very few "Brights" like herself, a huge majority of "Stupids", and a minority of "Tweens", the merely ordinary geniuses.
- taliped — (of a foot) twisted or distorted out of shape or position.
- taxpaid — salaried or paid for by taxes: taxpaid teachers; taxpaid highways.
- tepidly — moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
- tiderip — a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- tidy up — put things in order
- tied up — to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- topside — the upper side.
- torpids — a series of boat races held at Oxford University
- tripled — threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.
- tripody — a measure of three feet.
- tripped — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- typhoid — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- updrift — a slow, upward movement: an updrift in housing starts and home mortgages.