9-letter words containing d, p, a, r
- compander — a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus
- comprador — (formerly in China and some other Asian countries) a native agent of a foreign enterprise
- copy-read — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- crash pad — a place to live or sleep temporarily
- crispated — Crispate.
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- cryptadia — a collection of things to be kept hidden
- cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- dampproof — resistant to dampness or the effects of dampness.
- dandiprat — a small English coin minted in the 16th century
- date rape — Date rape is when a man rapes a woman whom he has met socially.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dayspring — the dawn
- dead drop — a prearranged secret spot where one espionage agent leaves a message or material for another agent to pick up.
- deathtrap — If you say that a place or vehicle is a deathtrap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone's death.
- deep-draw — to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by pulling strip or sheet metal between suitably formed and spaced dies. Compare cup (def 22).
- deepwater — having or taking place in deep water
- deer park — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- dépanneur — (in Quebec) a convenience store
- depardieu — Gérard. born 1948, French film actor, granted Russian citizenship in 2013. His films include Jean de Florette (1986), Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Green Card (1991), The Man in the Iron Mask (1997), and Tais-toi (2003)
- departeth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'depart'.
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- depasture — to graze or denude by grazing (a pasture, esp a meadow specially grown for the purpose)
- depraving — Present participle of deprave.
- depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
- deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- depredate — to plunder or destroy; pillage
- deprogram — to cause to abandon a rigid commitment to certain beliefs, values, etc., as those of a religious cult, by undoing the effects of indoctrination
- depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
- despaired — loss of hope; hopelessness.
- despairer — a person who despairs
- desparate — Misspelling of desperate.
- desperado — A desperado is someone who does illegal, violent things without worrying about the danger.
- desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- diagraphs — Plural form of diagraph.
- diapering — Present participle of diaper.
- diaphragm — Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
- diapirism — the existence of diapirs
- diasporas — Plural form of diaspora.
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- digraphic — Of or pertaining to a digraph.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line
- dipterans — Plural form of dipteran.