9-letter words containing d, p, a, r
- dipyramid — bipyramid.
- dis pater — Dis.
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- disparted — Simple past tense and past participle of dispart.
- dispauper — to divest of the status of a person having the privileges of a pauper, as of public support or of legal rights as a pauper.
- dispersal — The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
- displacer — a person or thing that displaces.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- disrepair — the condition of needing repair; an impaired or neglected state.
- djajapura — a city in and the capital of Irian Jaya, on the NE coast, in Indonesia.
- dna probe — a technique for identifying a segment of DNA, using a known sequence of nucleotide bases from a DNA strand to detect a complementary sequence in the sample by means of base pairing.
- dognapper — Agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
- doorplate — a small identification plate on the outside door of a house or room, bearing the occupant's name, the apartment or house number, or the like.
- dragstrip — a race course for drag racing
- drainpipe — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- draintrap — A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- draw play — draw (def 54).
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- draw-slip — a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- drawplate — A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- drip tray — a tray, sometimes with a slotted cover, designed to catch drips, as under a beer tap, sump, plant pot, etc
- drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
- drop away — become fewer
- drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- drop bear — a mythical creature said to live in the outback; it resembles an oversized koala with sharp teeth and drops from trees to devour unwary passers-by
- drop dead — inspiring awe, astonishment, or envy: a drop-dead guest list; a drop-dead sable coat.
- 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.
- dry plate — a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspraxia — inability to perform coordinated movements.
- dyspraxic — Of or pertaining to dyspraxia.
- ear drops — Ear drops are medicine that you put directly in your ears one drop at a time.
- eavesdrip — the falling or dripping of rainwater from the eaves of a building
- 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