10-letter words containing n, p, d
- nephridium — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- nerd pride — (body) The Nerd Pride movement, modeled on the Gay Pride movement, was started at MIT by Professors Gerald Sussman and Hal Abelson. Nerd pride paraphernalia includes baseball hats, buttons and - of course - pocket protectors. "My idea is to present an image to children that it is good to be intellectual, and not to care about the peer pressures to be anti-intellectual. I want every child to turn into a nerd - where that means someone who prefers studying and learning to competing for social dominance". -- Gerald Sussman, quoted by Katie Hafner, "New York Times", 1994-08-29.
- neuropodia — Plural form of neuropodium.
- nifedipine — A synthetic compound that acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.
- nimodipine — A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure and now mostly used to prevent vasospasm.
- nonexposed — not exposed
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- nonprossed — Simple past tense and past participle of nonpros.
- nonstriped — Not striped.
- nose drops — medicinal drops applied via the nostrils
- notopodium — (zoology) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium.
- on deposit — payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
- on the pad — a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- open doors — the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
- open field — any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
- open order — a troop formation for drill or basic combat training, the intervals between the individuals being greater than those in close order.
- open wound — injury in which skin is broken
- open-ended — not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
- open-faced — having a frank or ingenuous face.
- open-field — any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
- open-sided — having a side or sides open.
- openhanded — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- openminded — Alternative spelling of open-minded.
- ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
- oropendola — any of several birds of the genus Gymnostinops, related to crows and feeding primarily on fruit and nectar, noted especially for their hanging nests.
- orphanhood — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- outpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of outpoint.
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- paddington — a former residential borough of Greater London, England, now part of Westminster.
- paddymelon — any of several small Australian wallabies, especially of the genus Thylogale.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- pandemonic — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
- pandurated — fiddle-shaped
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- panellized — made in sections for quick assembly
- panhandler — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
- panjandrum — a self-important or pretentious official.
- pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- pantsuited — wearing a pantsuit
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- papandreou — Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (George) 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- paradisean — of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise)
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- pared-down — If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.