12-letter words containing d, i, r, t
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- palindromist — 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.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paradigmatic — of or relating to a paradigm.
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- participated — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
- pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium.
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- picture card — face card
- picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
- picture disc — a phonograph record with a picture on the vinyl.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pied a terre — a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
- pied-a-terre — a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
- pig industry — the people and activities involved in making pork products
- pilot ladder — Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- pirate radio — radio broadcasting illegally
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- plate girder — an iron or steel beam built up from plates and shapes welded or riveted together, usually including a plate or plates for a web, four angle irons forming two flanges, and a pair of plates to reinforce the flanges.
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- porthole die — a die having several openings for the extrusion of separate parts of an object later formed by the welding or fusing together of these parts.
- post-fordism — the idea that modern industrial production has moved away from mass production in huge factories, as pioneered by Henry Ford, towards specialized markets based on small flexible manufacturing units
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- pot marigold — calendula (def 1).
- pre-disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precipitated — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.