7-letter words containing d, p, a, n
- notepad — a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- np-hard — (complexity) A set or property of computational search problems. A problem is NP-hard if solving it in polynomial time would make it possible to solve all problems in class NP in polynomial time. Some NP-hard problems are also in NP (these are called "NP-complete"), some are not. If you could reduce an NP problem to an NP-hard problem and then solve it in polynomial time, you could solve all NP problems. See also computational complexity.
- operand — a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- oppidan — of a town; urban.
- padding — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- padrino — a godfather.
- padrone — a master; boss.
- padroni — a master; boss.
- paid-in — having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- painted — reproduced or represented in paint: a painted image.
- paladin — any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- pan lid — the lid of a pan such as a saucepan
- pandani — a tropical, palm-like tree of Tasmania, Richea pandanifolia: family Ericaceae
- pandean — of or relating to the god Pan.
- pandect — pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- pandora — Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.
- pandore — an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- pandour — History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- pandrop — a hard mint-flavoured sweet
- pandura — a Graeco-Roman stringed instrument, similar to a lute
- pandure — bandore.
- paneled — made up of wooden panels
- panhead — a rivet or screw head having the form of a truncated cone.
- pansied — covered with pansies
- pardine — spotted; resembling a leopard
- pardner — (in direct address) friend.
- patined — patina.
- pendant — a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
- phidian — of, associated with, or following the style of Phidias, as exemplified in the Parthenon.
- pin pad — a small keypad at a point of sale on which someone making a purchase using a credit or debit card types his or her PIN to confirm the purchase
- pindari — in India in the past, someone belonging to one of many irregular groups of raiding horsemen
- pinhead — the head of a pin.
- pintado — cero (def 1).
- plafond — a ceiling, whether flat or arched, especially one of decorative character.
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
- pondage — the water held in a reservoir
- poniard — a small, slender dagger.
- poundal — the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- pranced — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- prandtl — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1875–1953, German physicist, who made important contributions to aerodynamics and aeronautics
- pranked — to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
- predawn — the period immediately preceding dawn.
- pridian — relating to yesterday
- proband — a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.
- provand — food; provisions
- pudenda — the external genital organs, especially those of the female; vulva.
- rapidan — a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- sandpit — a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- skidpan — an area made slippery so that vehicle drivers can practise controlling skids
- snapped — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.