9-letter words containing p, e, d
- douzepers — the 12 great peers of the realm, seen as the symbolic heirs of Charlemagne's 12 chosen peers
- downpipes — Plural form of downpipe.
- downslope — A downward slope.
- downswept — curved downwards
- drainpipe — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- drawplate — A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
- dredge up — Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- drillpipe — A drillpipe is a piece of tubular steel in a well, used for lowering and raising equipment and supplying drilling mud.
- drip feed — intravenous feeding.
- drip-feed — intravenous feeding.
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- drop bear — a mythical creature said to live in the outback; it resembles an oversized koala with sharp teeth and drops from trees to devour unwary passers-by
- drop dead — inspiring awe, astonishment, or envy: a drop-dead guest list; a drop-dead sable coat.
- drop keel — centerboard.
- drop leaf — a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use.
- drop seat — a hinged seat, as in a taxicab or bus, that may be pulled down for use when an additional seat is needed.
- drop zone — an area into which paratroopers, soldiers, or supplies are landed from aircraft for a military operation. Abbreviation: DZ.
- drop-dead — inspiring awe, astonishment, or envy: a drop-dead guest list; a drop-dead sable coat.
- droppable — Capable of being dropped (especially by an aircraft).
- dropsonde — an instrument similar to a radiosonde that is attached to a parachute and released from an aircraft.
- dropstone — an old name for stalactites
- drupelets — Plural form of drupelet.
- dry plate — a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.
- dry slope — an artificial ski slope used for tuition and practice
- dry spell — a prolonged period of dry weather.
- duct tape — a strongly adhesive silver-gray cloth tape, used in plumbing, household repairs, etc.
- dumpiness — The quality of being dumpy.
- dumpsters — Plural form of dumpster.
- dunce cap — a tall, cone-shaped hat formerly worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school.
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- duopolies — Plural form of duopoly.
- duplexing — duplex apartment.
- duplexity — duplex apartment.
- duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
- dyspepsia — deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia).
- dyspeptic — pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- dyspnoeal — Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
- dyspnoeic — Alternative spelling of dyspneic.
- ear drops — Ear drops are medicine that you put directly in your ears one drop at a time.
- eavesdrip — the falling or dripping of rainwater from the eaves of a building
- eavesdrop — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- eldership — Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
- ellipsoid — A three-dimensional figure whose plane sections are ellipses or circles.
- empanadas — Plural form of empanada.
- empaneled — Simple past tense and past participle of empanel.
- empowered — (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.