8-letter words containing a, p, r, e, n
- perelman — S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- perineal — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- permeant — permeating; pervading.
- pernancy — a taking or receiving, as of the rents or profits of an estate.
- peroneal — pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- persians — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- personae — a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- peruvian — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- peterman — a safecracker.
- petnaper — a person who thieves a pet in order to exact money in exchange for its return or to sell it
- pinafore — a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pine tar — a very viscid, blackish-brown liquid having an odor resembling that of turpentine, obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, used in paints, roofing, soaps, and, medicinally, for skin infections.
- piranesi — Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- plankter — any organism that is an element of plankton.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- pomander — a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
- ponderal — relating to weight
- pornaoke — an entertainment in which members of an audience emit lustful utterances in synchronization with those seen on a pornographic film played silently on a large screen
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- pre-dawn — the period immediately preceding dawn.
- preclean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- predrawn — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- prefrank — to frank in advance
- pregnant — convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- prenasal — a bone in the front of the nose
- prenatal — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- preplant — occurring before planting
- prerenal — in front of the kidney
- pressman — a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- pretrain — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- priapean — priapic.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- procaine — a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- profaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profaner — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- prunella — a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrenean — of or relating to the Pyrenees or their inhabitants