9-letter words containing h, i, r, p
- perimorph — a crystal of one mineral enclosing that of another mineral. Compare endomorph (def 1).
- periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- perishing — causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death: lost in the perishing cold.
- perthitic — relating to, consisting of, or having a similarity to perthite
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- pforzheim — a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- phansigar — a person from East India who operates as a thief and a murderer
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- pharisaic — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- pharisees — a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- pharsalia — a district in ancient Greece whose chief city was Pharsalus.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- phlorizin — a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C 2 1 H 2 4 O 1 0 , obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
- phosphori — plural of phosphorus
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- physiatry — physical medicine.
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- pikeperch — any of several pikelike fishes of the perch family, especially the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
- pinch bar — a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
- pinwrench — wrench with a projection to fit a hole
- pirithoüs — a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus
- pitch for — If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them.
- pitchfork — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- porphyric — of or relating to porphyria
- porphyrin — a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 1 2 .
- porphyrio — any aquatic bird of the genus Porphyrio
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- prehiring — relating to the period before hiring
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- preshrink — to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
- prestwich — a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)
- prettyish — quite pretty
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- priorship — the office of a prior