7-letter words containing p, d, a
- pintado — cero (def 1).
- pirated — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pisidia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pithead — a mine entrance and the surrounding area.
- placard — a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- placode — a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- placoid — platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- plafond — a ceiling, whether flat or arched, especially one of decorative character.
- plaided — made of plaid, or having a similar pattern.
- plaited — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
- plasmid — a segment of DNA independent of the chromosomes and capable of replication, occurring in bacteria and yeast: used in recombinant DNA procedures to transfer genetic material from one cell to another.
- plastid — a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- platted — a plait or braid.
- plaudit — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- playday — a day for relaxation or for participation in sports contests; a holiday.
- pleaded — to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
- pleader — a person who pleads, especially at law.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- pleated — fabric: in folds
- pléiade — a group of seven French poets of the 16th cent. who favored the use of classical forms
- poached — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- pochard — an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
- podagra — gouty inflammation of the great toe.
- podalic — pertaining to the feet.
- podcast — 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.
- podesta — any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
- pollard — a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
- pommard — a dry, red wine from the Pommard parish in Burgundy.
- pondage — the water held in a reservoir
- poniard — a small, slender dagger.
- posadas — a city in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- pothead — a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
- potsdam — a state in NE central Germany. 10,039 sq. mi. (26,000 sq. km). Capital: Potsdam.
- poulard — a hen spayed to improve the flesh for use as food.
- poundal — the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- pousada — a government-operated inn in Portugal.
- pradesh — a state, esp a state in the Union of India
- praised — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pranced — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- prandtl — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1875–1953, German physicist, who made important contributions to aerodynamics and aeronautics
- pranked — to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
- preaged — treated to appear older, usually prior to being used or purchased
- predata — a plural of datum.
- predate — to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.
- predawn — the period immediately preceding dawn.
- predial — of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- prefade — to play a recording before fading it for transmission
- preload — If someone preloads, they drink a lot of alcohol before they go out for a social occasion.
- premade — made in advance