7-letter words containing i, p, r
- pinwork — (in the embroidery of needlepoint lace) crescent-shaped stitches raised from the surface of the design.
- pinworm — a small nematode worm, Enterobius vermicularis, infesting the intestine and migrating to the rectum and anus, especially in children.
- pinxter — Whitsuntide.
- pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- piraeus — a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- piragua — Also, pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
- piranha — any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
- pirated — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pirogen — (used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- pirogue — piragua (def 1).
- piscary — Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- pismire — an ant.
- pissoir — a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- pitprop — a support beam in a mine shaft
- pivoter — someone who pivots
- pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- plainer — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- plaiter — a person who plaits something such as wool, hair, or threads
- plerion — a filled-centre supernova remnant in which radiation is emitted by the centre as well as the shell
- plinker — a person who shoots a handgun recreationally
- pochoir — a print made from stencils
- poinder — a person who protects and cares for hedges, woods, etc
- pointer — a person or thing that points.
- poitier — Sidney, born 1927, U.S. actor and director.
- poitrel — a breastplate, specifically of horse's armour
- polaris — a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca.
- policer — a computer device controlling traffic
- politer — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- pompier — a conventional or imitative artist
- poniard — a small, slender dagger.
- poorish — somewhat poor; rather poor.
- poperin — a kind of pear
- porangi — crazy; mad
- porcine — of or relating to swine.
- porcino — Usually, porcini. cep.
- porifer — a member of the phylum Porifera
- porirua — a city in New Zealand, on the North Island just north of Wellington. Pop: 50 600 (2004 est)
- porkpie — a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt.
- pornier — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- porosis — a porous condition of bones
- porrigo — any disease of the scalp
- portici — a city in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples.
- portico — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- porting — Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
- portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- pouring — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- powhiri — a Māori ceremony of welcome, esp to a marae
- practic — practical.
- prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.