9-letter words containing p, a, n, d
- patinated — to cover or encrust with a patina.
- patterned — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pedal bin — A pedal bin is a container for waste, usually in a kitchen or bathroom. It has a lid which is controlled by a pedal that you press with your foot.
- pedalling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pedantize — to act as a pedant; to make pedantic comments
- pen-based — (of a computer) having an electronic stylus rather than a keyboard as the primary input device.
- penalised — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- pendantly — in the shape or manner of a pendant
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- pennyland — in Caithness and the Orkney and Shetland islands a piece of land on which one penny's worth of tax was owed to the overlord
- pentapody — a measure consisting of five feet.
- perendale — a Romney-Cheviot crossbreed of sheep
- periander — died 585 b.c, tyrant of Corinth.
- peridinia — genus of flagellate organisms
- pertained — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- pervading — omnipresent; felt everywhere
- 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.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- pilonidal — noting or pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in the deeper layers of the skin.
- 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
- 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.
- pododynia — pain in the sole of the foot.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- polyandry — the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def 1).
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- ponderosa — a North American pine tree
- 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)
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- predation — depredation; plundering.
- predicant — preaching: a predicant religious order.
- predikant — a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.