9-letter words containing n, p, d
- pethidine — a white crystalline water-soluble drug used as an analgesic. Formula: C15H21NO2.HCl
- phagedena — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phalangid — an arachnid that belongs to the family Phalangidae
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- phenoxide — phenolate (def 1).
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- pidginize — to develop (a language) into a pidgin.
- pied noir — an Algerian-born French person.
- pieridine — belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, etc.
- pigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- pilonidal — noting or pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in the deeper layers of the skin.
- pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
- pinelands — the, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- pinheaded — stupid or foolish.
- pink lady — a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
- pintadera — a decorative stamp, usually made of clay, found in the Neolithic of the E Mediterranean and in many American cultures
- pintailed — having a tapered tail
- pioneered — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pipelined — pipeline
- pitchbend — an electronic device that enables a player to bend the pitch of a note being sounded on a synthesizer, usually with a pitch wheel, strip, or lever
- planeload — the amount of people or cargo an airplane can carry.
- planeside — the area on either side of an airplane.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleadings — the act of a person who pleads.
- plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
- plenitude — fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
- plop down — If you plop down or plop yourself down somewhere, you sit down quickly but gently.
- plow wind — a wind squall with a narrow, straight path of advance.
- plunderer — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- pododynia — pain in the sole of the foot.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- polyandry — the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def 1).
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- ponderosa — a North American pine tree
- ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pondoland — an area in SE central South Africa: inhabited chiefly by the Pondo people
- porbandar — a seaport in SW Gujarat, in W India.
- portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
- postponed — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- pot-bound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.