8-letter words containing p, o, e, d
- hedgehop — to fly an airplane at a very low altitude, as for spraying crops or for low-level bombing in warfare.
- hemipode — button quail.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- hopfield — a field in which hops are grown
- hopheads — (slang) Plural form of hophead.
- hypoderm — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- idiotype — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- imploded — Simple past tense and past participle of implode.
- implodes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implode.
- implored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- impolder — to make into a polder; reclaim (land) from the sea
- imported — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- imposted — a tax; tribute; duty.
- improved — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isotoped — Simple past tense and past participle of isotope.
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- leg drop — a narrow scenery flat or drop, often used in a pair to form an inverted U .
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- lepidote — covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
- leporide — a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- leypoldt — Frederick, 1835–84, U.S. editor and publisher, born in Germany.
- lolloped — Simple past tense and past participle of lollop.
- lopsided — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- loved-up — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- megapode — any of several large-footed, short-winged gallinaceous Australasian birds of the family Megapodiidae, typically building a compostlike mound of decaying vegetation as an incubator for their eggs.
- memo pad — memorandum pad
- monopode — having one foot.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- nectopod — (in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.
- nephroid — kidney-shaped
- notepads — Plural form of notepad.
- o-shaped — resembling the rounded form of the letter O
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- oedipean — of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- opalized — made into an opal
- open day — An open day is a day on which members of the public are encouraged to visit a particular school, university, or other institution to see what it is like.
- open die — a die of flat, concave, or hollow V shape that only minimally restricts lateral flow.
- open-end — of, relating to, or like an open-end investment company.
- openside — (rugby), the space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare blindside.
- operands — Plural form of operand.
- operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.