8-letter words containing c, s, p, r
- iriscope — an instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lupercus — an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
- mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- misprice — To price incorrectly or unsuitably.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- outcrops — Plural form of outcrop.
- pancreas — a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- parcours — parcourse.
- patrices — a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- percepts — the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- perclose — parclose.
- pericles — c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- perisarc — the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- pinchers — a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- pinscher — one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- piscator — fisherman.
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- precepts — a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- precised — a concise summary.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- precrash — of or pertaining to the period before a crash, esp of a motor vehicle; coming into effect or being deployed prior to a crash
- precurse — a foreshadowing or precursing
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- prescind — to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- prescore — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- presence — the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- preslice — to slice in advance
- princeps — first edition.
- princess — a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- priscian — flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- proceeds — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- prochoos — an elongated form of the oinochoe.
- prosecco — (sometimes lowercase) a variety of white wine, usually a sparkling wine, produced in several regions of northern Italy.
- prosodic — the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- psychro- — cold
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- puristic — strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- pushcard — punchboard.