9-letter words containing d, o, r, p, a
- drop goal — In rugby, a drop goal is a goal that a player scores by dropping the ball and kicking it between the posts.
- drop leaf — a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use.
- drop pass — (in hockey and soccer) a pass in which a player in control of the ball or puck simply leaves it to be picked up by a trailing teammate and continues past it to draw off the defense.
- drop seat — a hinged seat, as in a taxicab or bus, that may be pulled down for use when an additional seat is needed.
- drop tank — an external aircraft tank, usually containing fuel, that can be detached and dropped in flight
- drop-dead — inspiring awe, astonishment, or envy: a drop-dead guest list; a drop-dead sable coat.
- droppable — Capable of being dropped (especially by an aircraft).
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- ear drops — Ear drops are medicine that you put directly in your ears one drop at a time.
- eavesdrop — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- endocarps — Plural form of endocarp.
- fadeproof — Resistant to fading.
- flap door — Also called falling door. a door hinged at the bottom so as to fall downward and outward.
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- food wrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed, used for wrapping food
- gastropod — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
- godparent — a godfather or godmother.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hard porn — hard-core pornography.
- harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
- hodograph — the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
- hospodars — Plural form of hospodar.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- jeoparded — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopard.
- jeoparder — a person who puts in jeopardy
- land-poor — in need of ready money while owning much land.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- lop-eared — having ears that droop or hang down.
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- mold-warp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- mopboards — Plural form of mopboard.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- name-drop — mention famous person to impress
- on parade — on display
- ondograph — an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- overpedal — to play (the piano) with excessive use of the pedals
- overplaid — a plaid pattern superimposed on another plaid