9-letter words containing p, r, e, s, i, d
- disrupted — Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
- disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- eavesdrip — the falling or dripping of rainwater from the eaves of a building
- eldership — Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
- epidaurus — an ancient port in Greece, in the NE Peloponnese, in Argolis on the Saronic Gulf
- epidermis — The outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular.
- epidurals — Plural form of epidural.
- euripides — ?480–406 bc, Greek tragic dramatist. His plays, 18 of which are extant, include Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus, Hecuba, Trojan Women, Electra, Iphigeneia in Tauris, Iphigeneia in Aulis, and Bacchae
- impressed — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- midspread — (statistics) The interquartile range.
- mispriced — Simple past tense and past participle of misprice.
- misprized — Simple past tense and past participle of misprize.
- panderism — the work of a pander
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- persisted — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- perspired — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- 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
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- predesign — to design beforehand or in advance
- predigest — to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- presidial — presidential
- presiding — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- presidium — (in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers: the presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
- prideless — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redisplay — to display again
- redispose — to rearrange; readjust
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reshipped — to ship again.
- ridership — the passengers who use a given public transportation system, as buses or trains, or the number of such passengers.
- sandpiper — any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
- sapphired — blue-coloured
- side trip — a brief excursion off the main route of an itinerary, as to visit a particular person or place.
- slipdress — a style of sleeveless dress with thin shoulder straps, resembling a slip.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spiderish — relating to or resembling a spider
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spiderweb — to cover with a spider web or fine lines resembling a spider web.