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8-letter words containing d, o, p

  • polyclad — any free-swimming, marine flatworm of the order Polycladida, having a broad, flat body and a many-branched gastrovascular cavity.
  • polydrug — being or pertaining to several drug used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs: a center for dealing with polydrug abuse.
  • polypide — a visible digestive system and muscles
  • polypody — any fern of the genus Polypodium, as P. vulgare, having creeping rootstocks, deeply pinnatifid evergreen fronds, and round, naked sori.
  • polypoid — resembling a polyp.
  • pomander — a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
  • pompidou — Georges Jean Raymond [zhawrzh zhahn rey-mawn] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑ̃ reɪˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1911–74, French political leader: prime minister 1962–68; president 1969–74.
  • ponchoed — wearing a poncho
  • ponderal — relating to weight
  • pondered — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
  • ponderer — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
  • pondweed — any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, most species of which grow in ponds and quiet streams.
  • poolside — the lounging area around a swimming pool.
  • poor cod — Trisopterus minutus; a small member of the cod family
  • pop band — a band, consisting of guitars, drums and sometimes other instruments, which plays pop music
  • pop-eyed — marked by bulging, staring eyes: a young boy popeyed with excitement.
  • popehood — the office of the Pope
  • poppadom — A poppadom is a very thin circular crisp made from a mixture of flour and water, which is fried in oil. Poppadoms are usually eaten with Indian food.
  • porkwood — the wood of a small tree, Pisonia obtusata, native to the United States and Caribbean
  • porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
  • porridgy — resembling the taste, texture, or appearance of porridge
  • portered — (of an apartment block) serviced by a caretaker
  • portland — a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
  • portside — situated on the port side
  • poseidon — the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
  • postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
  • postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
  • postdate — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
  • postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
  • postdrug — following the administration of a drug
  • postgrad — A postgrad is the same as a postgraduate.
  • postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
  • postpaid — envelope, card: prepaid
  • potbound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.
  • potholed — A potholed road has a lot of potholes in it.
  • potidaea — a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
  • potsherd — a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
  • pound on — bang on
  • poundage — confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
  • pounding — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
  • powdered — finely granulated
  • preadopt — to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname.
  • preboard — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
  • predator — Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
  • preloved — previously used or owned; secondhand.
  • preludio — a musical prelude
  • premodel — a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
  • premould — to mould in advance
  • preorder — to order something in advance of it being available
  • preowned — previously owned; used; secondhand: a sale of preowned furs.
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