10-letter words containing d, o, p, a
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- megaphoned — Simple past tense and past participle of megaphone.
- metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- modula-3pi — Machine-independent intermediate language for compilation of Modula-3*. "Modula-3pi Language Definition", E.A. Heinz, TR, U Karlsruhe 1993.
- monopodial — (botany) Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birch twig or a cornstalk.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- neuropodia — Plural form of neuropodium.
- octaploidy — the fact of having or containing eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- on the pad — a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- op-ed page — a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints: the Op-Ed of today's New York Times.
- open-faced — having a frank or ingenuous face.
- openhanded — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- oropendola — any of several birds of the genus Gymnostinops, related to crows and feeding primarily on fruit and nectar, noted especially for their hanging nests.
- orphanhood — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- outspreads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread.
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- overlapped — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overparted — (of a performer) having been cast in a role that is beyond his or her abilities
- overplaced — placed above
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- packed out — If a place is packed out, it is very full of people.
- paddington — a former residential borough of Greater London, England, now part of Westminster.
- paddle box — a structure enclosing a paddle wheel.
- paddleboat — a boat propelled by a paddle wheel.
- paddymelon — any of several small Australian wallabies, especially of the genus Thylogale.
- 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.
- palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
- pandemonic — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- papandreou — Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (George) 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).
- paper doll — a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
- paper gold — special drawing rights.
- paperboard — a thick, stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together.
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- paraboloid — a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
- paradoctor — a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas.
- paradoxure — any of a number of palm civet species
- parapodial — of, relating to, or resembling a parapodium
- parapodium — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- parasitoid — an organism that practices parasitoidism.
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- pared-down — If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- parodistic — parodic.