9-letter words containing p, d, s
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- postponed — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.
- poudreuse — a small toilet table of the 18th century.
- poujadism — a conservative reactionary movement to protect the business interests of small traders
- pousowdie — any dish containing a number of different ingredients; in particular, a Scottish stew made from sheep's head
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- preadjust — that aids in preadjusting, that makes later adjusting easier by advance preparation
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- predesign — to design beforehand or in advance
- predigest — to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
- prescored — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- presented — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
- preserved — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preshaped — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- presidial — presidential
- presiding — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- presidium — (in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers: the presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
- press bed — a bed enclosed within a closet, cupboard, etc.
- pressured — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- prideless — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- prisiadka — a step in Slavic folk dancing in which the dancer squats on the haunches and kicks out each foot alternately; the characteristic step of the kazachok.
- processed — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- producers — a person who produces.
- professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- prosected — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosodial — of or relating to prosody
- prosodian — a person skilled in prosody
- prosodist — an expert in prosody.
- prospered — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- protested — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- prowessed — brave or skilful
- pseudaxis — sympodium.
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- pseudopod — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
- published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- pudendous — shameful
- purchased — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- push-card — punchboard.
- push-down — a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path.
- put aside — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redisplay — to display again
- redispose — to rearrange; readjust
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reed stop — a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.
- reposedly — in a settled or reposed fashion