9-letter words containing p, e, r, n, d
- plunderer — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- ponderosa — a North American pine tree
- ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- pre-owned — previously owned; used; secondhand: a sale of preowned furs.
- precedent — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- predation — depredation; plundering.
- predefine — to define in advance
- predesign — to design beforehand or in advance
- predicant — preaching: a predicant religious order.
- predikant — a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
- predinner — of, pertaining to, or enjoyed in the period before dinner
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- prehandle — to handle beforehand
- preharden — to harden beforehand
- preluding — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- premodern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- presented — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- presiding — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- pretended — Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
- pretender — a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
- prevented — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- prewarned — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- promodern — in favour of the modern
- properdin — a protein present in blood serum that, acting with complement, is involved in the destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria
- propodeon — (of certain hymenopterans) the first segment of the abdomen that is fused to the thorax
- proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- provender — dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
- provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- prudently — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- pteridine — a yellow, crystalline, heteroaromatic compound having a bicyclic molecular structure; any substituted derivative of this, examples of which occur naturally, esp as vitamins of the B group and insect pigments. Formula: C6H4N4
- pufendorf — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.
- pure land — a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a Buddha (Amida) whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- red panda — firefox: racoon-like animal native to China
- reprehend — to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
- reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- responded — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- responder — a person or thing that responds.