9-letter words containing d, r, o, p
- 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.
- onopordum — (botany) Any of the genus Onopordum of asteraceous thistles.
- open door — the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
- open-door — If a country or organization has an open-door policy towards people or goods, it allows them to come there freely, without any restrictions.
- ophiuroid — any echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea, including brittle stars, basket stars, and others, characterized by elongate arms radiating from the disk.
- oppressed — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- orphreyed — embroidered with gold
- orthopedy — Archaic form of orthopedics.
- orthopods — an orthopedist.
- outpoured — Simple past tense and past participle of outpour.
- outpriced — Simple past tense and past participle of outprice.
- 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
- overproud — excessively proud.
- overspeed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- overspend — to spend more than one can afford: Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.
- packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
- paderborn — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.
- padre pio — a form of punishment shooting employed by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland in which the victim is shot through the palms of both hands
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- pair bond — the exclusive relationship formed between a male and a female, esp in some species of animals and birds during courtship and breeding
- pair-bond — (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond.
- paloverde — a spiny, desert shrub, Cercidium floridum, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having green bark.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- paradoxal — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- paradoxer — a proposer of a paradox
- paragould — a city in NE Arkansas.
- parapodia — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- parasoled — having a parasol
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- parodical — having or of the nature of a parody.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pauperdom — the state of being a person who is extremely poor
- pavlograd — a city in E Ukraine, E of Dnepropetrovsk.
- pay board — a former government agency that controlled prices and wages
- payloader — a heavy, wheeled vehicle with a large, movable blade or scoop at the front.
- payrolled — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pedometer — an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- penholder — a holder in which a penpoint is placed.