7-letter words containing r, i, d, o
- overbid — to bid more than the value of (a thing): to overbid one's cards.
- overdid — to do to excess; overindulge in: to overdo dieting.
- padrino — a godfather.
- padroni — a master; boss.
- parodic — having or of the nature of a parody.
- parodoi — (in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- parotid — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- pedro i — (Dom Pedro) 1798–1834, king of Portugal (1826, as Pedro IV) and first emperor of Brazil 1822–31.
- percoid — belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- perdido — Mon·te [Spanish mawn-te] /Spanish ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3350 meters).
- peridot — a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- picador — one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- poinder — a person who protects and cares for hedges, woods, etc
- poniard — a small, slender dagger.
- privado — a close friend
- prodigy — a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
- proteid — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- radioed — wireless telegraphy or telephony: speeches broadcast by radio.
- redoing — to do again; repeat.
- rhizoid — rootlike.
- rhodian — of or relating to the island Rhodes.
- rhodium — a silvery-white metallic element of the platinum family, forming salts that give rose-colored solutions: used to electroplate microscopes and instrument parts to prevent corrosion. Symbol: Rh; atomic weight: 102.905; atomic number: 45; specific gravity: 12.5 at 20°C.
- ricardo — David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- rideout — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- ridotto — a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- rigodon — a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- ripcord — a cord on a parachute that, when pulled, opens the parachute for descent.
- roading — the building of roads
- roddick — Anita. 1942–2007, British entrepreneur, founder (1976) of the Body Shop chain, selling natural beauty and health products
- rodding — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- rodlike — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- rodrigo — Joaquín. 1902–99, Spanish composer. His works include Concierto de Aranjuez (1940) for guitar and orchestra and Concierto Pastoral (1978)
- rondino — a short rondo
- rowdier — a rough, disorderly person.
- rowdily — a rough, disorderly person.
- sadiron — Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- sarcoid — a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sauroid — a type of fish
- sidero- — indicating iron
- soldier — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- solider — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- sordino — mute (def 10).
- soredia — a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- sparoid — resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.
- spiroid — more or less spiral; resembling a spiral.
- sporoid — of or like a spore
- steroid — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- storied — having stories or floors (often used in combination): a two-storied house.
- stridor — a harsh, grating, or creaking sound.