9-letter words containing p, e, d
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- jump lead — Jump leads are thick electrical leads that are used to connect a flat battery in a vehicle to an external charged battery, such as the battery of another vehicle, so that the first vehicle can be started.
- jumped-up — having recently gained prominence or fame and appearing arrogant.
- kapil dev — (Ramlal) Nikhanj (nɪˈkændʒ). born 1959, Indian cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 131 test matches and captained India to victory in the 1983 World Cup
- keep dark — to keep secret or hidden
- keep down — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidnapped — a novel (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- kidnappee — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kidnapper — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- knapweeds — Plural form of knapweed.
- knee drop — a wrestling attack in which a wrestler lifts his or her opponent and drops him or her onto his or her bent knee
- knee-deep — reaching the knees: knee-deep mud.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap-dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- laplander — Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- lead pipe — a pipe made of lead
- leadplant — a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast.
- legal pad — a ruled writing tablet, usually yellow and measuring 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 cm).
- leopold i — 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- line drop — the decrease in voltage between two points on an electric line, often caused by resistance or leakage along the line.
- lipidemia — (medicine) The presence of lipids in the blood.
- lippitude — the state of having bleary or sore eyes
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- locked up — Synonym for hung, wedged.
- lodgepole — A lodgepole pine or its wood.
- logopedic — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- loopholed — Simple past tense and past participle of loophole.
- lop-eared — having ears that droop or hang down.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- madrepore — any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
- manspread — (of a man) to sit with one's legs far apart, taking up too much space on a seat shared with other people: guys who manspread on the subway.
- maplewood — a city in SE Minnesota, near St. Paul.
- mappemond — a map of the world
- marked-up — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- md-player — a machine on which you can play minidiscs
- medalplay — (in golf) scoring system in which the score is based on the total number of strokes taken
- megapodes — Plural form of megapode.
- melampode — the black hellebore, Helleborus niger
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae