9-letter words containing p, o, d, e
- pilotweed — the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
- pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
- pioneered — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- placoderm — any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk.
- planeload — the amount of people or cargo an airplane can carry.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- plate-dog — a heavy metal plate on which plates, stereos, etc., are locked into position for printing on a rotary press.
- podcaster — 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.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- podsolize — to make into podsol.
- podzolize — to make into or form a podzol
- poeciliid — any small New World fish of the family Poeciliidae, of fresh or brackish tropical and temperate waters, including the mosquitofish, guppies, and mollies.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- polarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- pole-axed — If someone is pole-axed, they are so surprised or shocked that they do not know what to say or do.
- polyamide — a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
- polydemic — native to several countries or two or more regions.
- polyimide — any of a class of polymers with an imido group: resistant to high temperatures, wear, radiation, and many chemicals.
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- 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.
- poop deck — a weather deck on top of a poop.
- poppy red — poppy (def 4).
- poppyhead — a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew.
- populated — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- porticoed — provided with a portico or porticoes.
- portiered — having a portiere, a curtain hanging across a doorway
- portrayed — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- posidrive — having a patent screwhead that allows greater torque
- posigrade — of, relating to, or designating motion in the same direction as the current or normal motion
- possessed — spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, or with): The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil.
- postdated — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
- 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.
- pot-holed — A pot-holed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- poudrette — a fertilizer made from dried night soil mixed with other substances, as gypsum and charcoal.
- poudreuse — a small toilet table of the 18th century.
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- pound key — a push button on a telephone or key on a computer keyboard that is marked with a pound sign (#).
- pound net — a trap for catching fish, consisting of a system of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular enclosure or pound from which escape is impossible.