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9-letter words containing t, o, p, d

  • portrayed — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
  • post road — (formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.
  • post-paid — with the postage prepaid
  • postaudit — an audit of accounting records, conducted at some interval of time after a transaction or a series of transactions has already occurred.
  • 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-bound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.
  • 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.
  • poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
  • 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.
  • pound out — to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
  • predation — depredation; plundering.
  • predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
  • predevote — predestined, predetermined
  • predictor — a person or thing that predicts.
  • pro-rated — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
  • pro-trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • procident — relating to a prolapse
  • proctodea — parts of the anus
  • proctored — a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
  • proditory — traitorous
  • projected — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • prosected — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
  • prosodist — an expert in prosody.
  • protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • protested — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
  • protoderm — a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis.
  • protoxide — the one of a series of oxides having the smallest proportion of oxygen.
  • protruded — to project.
  • provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
  • pterygoid — wing-shaped
  • purported — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
  • redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
  • reed stop — a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.
  • replotted — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
  • reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
  • road trip — journey in a car, bus, etc.
  • round top — a platform round the masthead of a sailing ship
  • sandspout — the sand sucked into the air by a whirlwind
  • saponated — treated or combined with soap
  • soundpost — a small post, usually of pine, on guitars, violins, etc, that joins the front surface to the back, helps to support the bridge, and allows the whole body of the instrument to vibrate
  • spadefoot — spadefoot toad.
  • speedboat — a motorboat designed for high speeds.
  • sportsdom — the world of professional and amateur competitive sports.
  • spot card — spot (def 10b).
  • spot-weld — to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.
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