12-letter words containing p, a, n, d
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- cape verdean — of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- chip and dip — a bowl or plate for holding potato chips or crackers with a smaller bowl, often placed in the center, for holding dip: usually sold as a set.
- chip and pin — Chip and PIN is a method of paying for goods you have bought by using both a bank card and a PIN number.
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- d'anjou pear — Anjou pear
- dancing step — balanced step.
- danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- day-tripping — to travel as a day-tripper.
- dead spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- deepwaterman — a ship that goes far out to sea and into deep water
- delapidation — Dated form of dilapidation.
- demand paged — demand paging
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- dental plate — a dental prosthesis; denture.
- deoppilation — the removal of obstructions
- departmental — Departmental is used to describe the activities, responsibilities, or possessions of a department in a government, company, or other organization.
- dependancies — Plural form of dependancy.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositation — the act of depositing
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- depravedness — The state of being depraved; depravity.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.