11-letter words containing p, a, e, d
- backstopped — Simple past tense and past participle of backstop.
- baldcypress — any of a genus (Taxodium, esp. T. distichum) of cone-bearing trees of the baldcypress family, that grows in the swamps of the SE U.S. and normally sheds its small, pointed needles in the fall
- banded pack — two products which are held together with a band and sold together at a discounted price
- barbed tape — wire with razor-sharp edges or projections, placed in coils as a barrier along the tops of fences or walls, as at a prison.
- base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
- be prepared — to be willing and able (to do something)
- bed and pep — (of a stock-exchange transaction) complying with regulations for self-select PEPs, a shareholding being sold in the evening and bought back the next morning for the shareholder's own PEP
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- bell-shaped — shaped like a bell
- boat-shaped — shaped like a boat
- body packer — a smuggler of illegal drugs, especially one who swallows bags containing them.
- body-packer — a person who smuggles illicit drugs in balloons, condoms, or similar plastic bags which have either been swallowed or inserted in the rectum or vagina
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
- brake pedal — (in a vehicle) a pedal that connects to the brake cable and thus operates the braking mechanism
- bread plate — A bread plate is a small plate for bread that you eat along with your main meal.
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
- budget plan — the planning of one's spending
- cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- camphorated — impregnated or combined with camphor
- camphorweed — vinegarweed.
- candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
- candy apple — A candy apple is an apple coated with hard, red sugar syrup and fixed on a stick.
- capacitated — Simple past tense and past participle of capacitate.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- cape doctor — a strong fresh SE wind blowing in the vicinity of Cape Town, esp in the summer
- capernoited — capricious
- capitalised — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- capitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of capitalize.
- capitulated — Simple past tense and past participle of capitulate.
- capped hock — any swelling, inflammatory or otherwise, on the point of the hock of horses.
- capped pawn — a pawn that has been singled out or marked by a strong player as the one with which he or she intends to effect checkmate in giving a weaker opponent odds.
- capped-rate — having a fixed upper limit
- card hopper — a device that allows cards of varying thicknesses to be fed individually through an outlet opening in a printer without adjustment
- cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- cedar apple — a brown gall on the branches of the juniper, produced by several rust fungi of the genus Gymnosporangium.
- cephalopode — Archaic form of cephalopod.
- cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
- chaptalized — Simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize.
- chippendale — Chippendale is a style of furniture from the eighteenth century.
- cider-apple — a variety of apple suitable for use in cider-making
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- compactedly — in a compacted manner