| DEPREHEND | • deprehend v. To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (A criminal etc.) in the act. • deprehend v. To detect; to discover; to find out. • DEPREHEND v. (obsolete) to catch; to seize. |
| DREPANIDS | • drepanids n. Plural of drepanid. • DREPANID n. a hook-tip moth. |
| DROPSONDE | • dropsonde n. (Meteorology) A weather-observing device dropped from an aircraft. • DROPSONDE n. a radiosonde dropped by parachute. |
| PERPENDED | • perpended v. Simple past tense and past participle of perpend. • PERPEND v. to weigh in the mind; to consider carefully. |
| PLUNDERED | • plundered v. Simple past tense and past participle of plunder. • PLUNDER v. to rob by force. |
| PONIARDED | • poniarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of poniard. • PONIARD v. to stab with a small dagger. |
| PORTENDED | • portended v. Simple past tense and past participle of portend. • PORTEND v. to serve as an omen of. |
| PREBIDDEN | • PREBID v. to bid beforehand. |
| PREFUNDED | • prefunded adj. Funded in advance. • PREFUND v. to fund beforehand. |
| PREHENDED | • prehended v. Simple past tense and past participle of prehend. • PREHEND v. to lay hold of; to seize. |
| PRETENDED | • pretended v. Simple past tense and past participle of pretend. • pretended adj. Feigned; counterfeit. • PRETEND v. to make believe. |
| PRODNOSED | • prodnosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of prodnose. • PRODNOSE v. to pry, make uninvited inquiries. |
| PROPENDED | • propended v. Simple past tense and past participle of propend. • PROPEND v. (Shakespeare) to have a tendency toward. |
| PROTENDED | • protended v. Simple past tense and past participle of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
| PUDDERING | • puddering v. Present participle of pudder. • PUDDER v. to make a tumult or bustle, also POTHER. |
| RESPONDED | • responded v. Simple past tense and past participle of respond. • RESPOND v. to say or act in return. |
| SPREDDING | • spredding v. Present participle of spred. • SPREDD v. (obsolete) to spread, also SPRED, SPREDDE. |
| UNDERPADS | • underpads n. Plural of underpad. • UNDERPAD n. a layer of soft foam laid under carpeting. |
| UNDERPAID | • underpaid adj. Getting too little financial compensation for one’s work. • UNDERPAY v. to pay less than is deserved. |