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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
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