8-letter words containing a, p, r, e
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- grapheme — a minimal unit of a writing system.
- graphene — A fullerene consisting of bonded carbon atoms in sheet form one atom thick.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- grappled — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- grappler — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- grapples — Plural form of grapple.
- graspers — Plural form of grasper.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- groupage — the action of gathering people or objects into a group or groups
- gunpaper — a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hampered — Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
- hampster — Alternative form of hamster.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
- headrope — the part of a bolt-rope attached to the head of a sail
- heptarch — A heptarchist.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
- i-player — a service provided by the BBC, allowing its recently broadcast television programmes to be viewed over the internet
- impacter — a person or thing that impacts.
- impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- impairer — One who, or that which, impairs.
- imparted — Simple past tense and past participle of impart.
- imparter — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
- imperate — (obsolete) Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.
- imperial — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
- japanner — any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces.
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- kidnaper — Alternative spelling of kidnapper.
- knappers — Plural form of knapper.
- kreplach — Jewish Cookery. turnovers or pockets of noodle dough filled with any of several mixtures, as kasha or chopped chicken livers, usually boiled, and served in soup.
- la porte — a city in NW Indiana.
- lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lap robe — a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one's lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle.
- lappered — to clabber; curdle.
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- liparite — a light-coloured, igneous rock made of quartz
- livetrap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- malapert — unbecomingly bold or saucy.
- manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.