9-letter words containing p, a, r, d, o
- packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
- paderborn — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.
- padre pio — a form of punishment shooting employed by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland in which the victim is shot through the palms of both hands
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- pair bond — the exclusive relationship formed between a male and a female, esp in some species of animals and birds during courtship and breeding
- pair-bond — (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond.
- paloverde — a spiny, desert shrub, Cercidium floridum, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having green bark.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- paradoxal — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- paradoxer — a proposer of a paradox
- paragould — a city in NE Arkansas.
- parapodia — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- parasoled — having a parasol
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- parodical — having or of the nature of a parody.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pauperdom — the state of being a person who is extremely poor
- pavlograd — a city in E Ukraine, E of Dnepropetrovsk.
- pay board — a former government agency that controlled prices and wages
- payloader — a heavy, wheeled vehicle with a large, movable blade or scoop at the front.
- payrolled — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- petrograd — former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- picofarad — one trillionth of a farad. Abbreviation: pF.
- placoderm — any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk.
- plugboard — Electricity. an electric switchboard with plugs for telephones and the like.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podgorica — a republic in S Europe since 2006: formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the SW part (1918–2006); an independent kingdom 1878–1918. 6333 sq. mi. (13,812 sq. km). Capital: Podgorica.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- polarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- polaroids — Polaroid sunglasses
- polyandry — the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def 1).
- pompadour — Marquise de (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles) 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- ponderosa — a North American pine tree
- porbandar — a seaport in SW Gujarat, in W India.
- port said — a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.
- portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- portrayed — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- posigrade — of, relating to, or designating motion in the same direction as the current or normal motion
- post road — (formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.