7-letter words containing i, p, r
- sporing — Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sporoid — of or like a spore
- sportif — sporty
- spraint — a piece of otter's dung
- spriest — active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- spriggy — possessing sprigs or small branches.
- spright — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- springe — a snare for catching small game.
- springs — a leap, jump, or bound.
- springy — characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient: He walks with a springy step.
- spruing — Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- spuriae — the feathers on the bastard wing of a bird
- stir up — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- stirpes — a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- stirrup — a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
- striped — having stripes or bands.
- striper — Military. a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes: a four-striper. an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service: a six-striper.
- stripes — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- suspire — to sigh.
- syrphid — syrphid fly.
- tar pit — seepage of natural tar or asphalt, especially an accumulation that has acted as a natural trap into which animals have fallen and sunk and had their bones preserved.
- tarpeia — a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- tiderip — a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- tipburn — a disease of lettuce, potatoes, and other plants, characterized by browning of the tips and edges of the leaves, resulting from any of several environmental factors, as excessive heat and humidity.
- tipcart — a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- tippler — a person who works at a tipple, especially at a mine.
- tipster — a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- tirpitz — Alfred von [ahl-freyt fuh n] /ˈɑl freɪt fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German admiral and statesman.
- topiary — (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
- toprail — the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- torpids — a series of boat races held at Oxford University
- traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- trapani — a seaport in NW Sicily.
- triceps — a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- trip up — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- tripack — a superimposition of three photographic plates or films
- tripart — divided into three parts.
- tripery — a place where tripe is prepared or sold
- tripled — threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.
- triplet — one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
- triplex — threefold; triple.
- tripody — a measure of three feet.
- tripoli — Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
- tripped — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- tripper — a person or thing that trips.
- trippet — a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- tripple — a horse's gait, similar to an amble
- tripsis — the act of kneading the body to promote circulation or suppleness
- triptan — any of various drugs used to treat migraine headaches
- tripura — a state in E India. 4033 sq. mi. (10,445 sq. km). Capital: Agartala.