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7-letter words containing n, p, d

  • nord pl — Intermediate language for Norsk Data computers. Sintran III, the operating system of the ND 10 (late 1970's), was written in NORD PL.
  • 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.
  • openbsd — (operating system)   A version of BSD Unix with an emphasis on security. A lot of security work that is ported to other free operating systems originates with OpenBSD and a lot of code review is done here. Sub-projects of OpenBSD include implementations of SSH, ntpd, and CVS, to be called OpenCVS.
  • opendoc — (operating system)   A compound document architecture from CIL based on CORBA. It aims to enable embedding of features from different application programs into a single working document.
  • 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.
  • pendent — hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp.
  • pending — while awaiting; until: pending his return.
  • pendule — a manoeuvre by which a climber on a rope from above swings in a pendulum-like series of movements to reach another line of ascent
  • pennied — having or consisting of a penny or pennies
  • pentode — a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
  • perinde — (in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
  • perpend — a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
  • phidian — of, associated with, or following the style of Phidias, as exemplified in the Parthenon.
  • phonied — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • pidgeon — Walter, 1898–1984, U.S. actor, born in Canada.
  • 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
  • pinched — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
  • pindari — in India in the past, someone belonging to one of many irregular groups of raiding horsemen
  • pindown — a now-discredited system of disciplining children used in some British children's homes during the 1980s, which included the use of physical or emotional punishments such as locking a child in a room for long periods or making a child wear just underwear
  • pinfold — a pound for stray animals.
  • pinguid — fat; oily.
  • pinhead — the head of a pin.
  • pinnoed — held or bound by the arms
  • pintado — cero (def 1).
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