8-letter words containing d, o, p
- drypoint — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- dummkopf — a stupid person; dumbbell; blockhead.
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dup loop — (messaging) /d[y]oop loop/ (also "dupe loop") [FidoNet] An infinite stream of duplicated, near-identical messages on a FidoNet echo, the only difference being unique or mangled identification information applied by a faulty or incorrectly configured system or network gateway, thus rendering dup killers ineffective. If such a duplicate message eventually reaches a system through which it has already passed (with the original identification information), all systems passed on the way back to that system are said to be involved in a dup loop.
- dust-mop — to clean with a dust mop.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- eardrops — an earring with a pendant.
- eavedrop — A drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.
- emplored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- endocarp — The innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry).
- endpoint — The final stage of a period or process.
- epanodos — a return to main theme after a digression
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- epoxides — Plural form of epoxide.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- eslpdpro — ESL public domain version of Edinburgh Prolog for MS-DOS. The code is totally compatible with C-Prolog.
- espoused — Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
- estopped — Simple past tense and past participle of estop.
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- evesdrop — Archaic form of eavesdrop.
- exploded — Simple past tense and past participle of explode.
- exploder — Someone or something that explodes.
- explodes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explode.
- explored — Simple past tense and past participle of explore.
- exported — Simple past tense and past participle of export.
- expounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound.
- eyedrops — Plural form of eyedrop.
- fishpond — a small pond containing fish, often one in which edible fish are raised for commercial purposes, as for stocking lakes and streams or wholesaling.
- fog drip — water falling to the ground from trees, especially conifers, that have collected the moisture from fog.
- footpads — Plural form of footpad.
- foredeep — an elongate sediment-filled sea-floor depression bordering an island arc or other orogenic belt.
- forspend — to exhaust financially
- frampold — bad-tempered; peevish
- frog pad — a rubber or leather cushion fixed to a leather sole and fitted under a horseshoe to reduce shock to a horse's foot
- galloped — Simple past tense and past participle of gallop.
- galopade — a lively round dance in duple time.
- god help — You use God help you to warn someone that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do a particular thing.
- godspeed — good fortune; success (used as a wish to a person starting on a journey, a new venture, etc.).
- gospodar — a hospodar; a master
- gospodin — a title of respect corresponding to Mr.
- gossiped — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- grandpop — (US, informal) grandfather.
- groupoid — an algebraic system closed under a binary operation. Also called monoid. Compare group (def 9), semigroup.
- gumdrops — Plural form of gumdrop.
- haploidy — (genetics) The state of being haploid.
- hard bop — an aggressive, driving, hot style of modern jazz developed by East Coast musicians in the late 1950s as a rejection of the more relaxed, cool style of West Coast jazz. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- hard top — A hard top is a vehicle that has a permanent rigid roof.