9-letter words containing p, r
- cs-prolog — Distributed logic language. "CS-Prolog on Multi-Transputer Systems", I. Futo et al, Microprocessors & Microsystems, March 1989.
- culpatory — expressing blame
- cup coral — any of several species of coral in which the polyp forms and houses itself in a cup-shaped depression in the skeleton.
- cupbearer — an attendant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal household
- cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- cupferron — a salt ammonium compound (N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine) used as a reagent in metal ion complexation
- cupflower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Nierembergia, of the nightshade family, having showy tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- cupholder — a competitor who has won or successfully defended a specific cup, trophy, championship, etc.; champion.
- cupressus — any tree of the genus Cupressus
- curlpaper — a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
- curly top — a disease of plants, especially beets, characterized by puckered or cupped leaves and stunting or distortion, caused by a virus, Ruga verrucosans.
- curseperl — A curses library for Perl by the author of Perl, Larry Wall <[email protected]>. It comes with Perl.
- cuspidors — Plural form of cuspidor.
- cut-price — Cut-price goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cutpurses — Plural form of cutpurse.
- cyberporn — any pornography accessible online or on the internet
- cyberpunk — Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction.
- cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cypresses — Plural form of cypress.
- cyprinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinoidea, a large suborder of teleost fishes including the cyprinids, characins, electric eels, and loaches
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- dampproof — resistant to dampness or the effects of dampness.
- dandiprat — a small English coin minted in the 16th century
- date rape — Date rape is when a man rapes a woman whom he has met socially.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dayspring — the dawn
- dead drop — a prearranged secret spot where one espionage agent leaves a message or material for another agent to pick up.
- deathtrap — If you say that a place or vehicle is a deathtrap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone's death.
- deceptory — inclined to deceive
- deciphers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher.
- decoupler — a person or device that disconnects parts that are joined
- decrypted — to decode or decipher.
- deep-draw — to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by pulling strip or sheet metal between suitably formed and spaced dies. Compare cup (def 22).
- deepwater — having or taking place in deep water
- deer park — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- dépanneur — (in Quebec) a convenience store
- depardieu — Gérard. born 1948, French film actor, granted Russian citizenship in 2013. His films include Jean de Florette (1986), Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Green Card (1991), The Man in the Iron Mask (1997), and Tais-toi (2003)
- departeth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'depart'.
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- depasture — to graze or denude by grazing (a pasture, esp a meadow specially grown for the purpose)
- depicture — (transitive) To make a picture of; to paint or depict.
- depleters — Plural form of depleter.
- depletory — Serving to deplete.