8-letter words containing a, p, r, i
- epicarps — Plural form of epicarp.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- epigrams — Plural form of epigram.
- epigraph — An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
- epilator — An electrical device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
- epiphora — Excessive watering of the eye.
- espalier — A fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes.
- eupatrid — One well born, or of noble birth.
- euphoria — A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
- expiator — One who makes expiation or atonement.
- expirant — a person who expires
- firedamp — a combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed especially in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air.
- firetrap — a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- frapping — to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- geropiga — a grape syrup used to sweeten inferior port wines
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- 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.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- grid map — a map on which a network of horizontal and vertical lines are superimposed, for locating points
- gripsack — a traveling bag; grip.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
- hipparch — (in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander
- 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.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- impairer — One who, or that which, impairs.
- imparity — lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.
- 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.
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- irapuato — a city in Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
- iron pan — a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.