8-letter words containing a, p, r, e
- mapepire — (Trinidad and Tobago) The venomous snake Lachesis muta.
- mapmaker — a person who makes maps; cartographer.
- megacorp — (informal) A very large corporation; megacorporation.
- mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
- mericarp — one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
- mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- milarepa — (tool) A Perl BNF parser generator by Jeffrey Kegler <[email protected]>. Milarepa takes a source grammar written in a mixture of BNF and Perl and generates Perl source, which, when enclosed in a simple wrapper, parses the language described by the grammar. Milarepa is not restricted to LRn grammars, and the parse logic follows directly from the BNF. It handles ambiguous grammars, ambiguous tokens (tokens which were not positively identified by the lexer) and allows the programmer to change the start symbol. The grammar may not be left recursive. The input must be divided into sentences of a finite maximum length. There is no fixed distinction between terminals and non-terminals, that is, a symbol can both match the input AND be on the left hand side of a production. Multiple Marpa grammars are allowed in a single Perl program. Version: Prototype 1.0. Posted to comp.lang.perl. The author is seeking an FTP site to hold the software.
- misparse — To parse incorrectly.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- nanopore — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane.
- naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
- nenuphar — A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- on paper — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- open bar — a bar at a reception that serves drinks whose cost has been borne by the host, an admission charge, a sponsor, etc.: Before the banquet there will be an open bar from 5 to 7 p.m.
- open-air — existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.
- operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operands — Plural form of operand.
- operants — Plural form of operant.
- operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- operates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operate.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
- opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- operetta — a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- orphaned — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- outcaper — to exceed in capering
- overflap — a protective paper cover for artwork, usually of kraft paper.
- overheap — to supply too much
- overleap — to leap over or across: to overleap a fence.
- overpack — to pack or load too much into or onto
- overpaid — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overpark — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- overpart — to give (an actor) too difficult a role
- overpass — a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- overplan — to plan excessively
- overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- overwrap — to cover with a wrapping
- p marker — phrase marker.
- pace car — (in auto racing) an automobile that leads the competing cars through a pace lap or laps and leaves the course before the actual start of the race.
- pacifier — a person or thing that pacifies.
- packager — a person or business firm that packages a product or merchandise for commercial sale: a soap packager.
- painture — the art or act of painting
- pairwise — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- pale dry — light in color and not sweet
- pale-dry — light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale.
- palestra — a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- palgrave — Francis Turner, 1824–97, English critic, poet, and anthologist.