8-letter words containing i, p, r
- neuropil — A dense network of interwoven nerve fibers and their branches and synapses, together with glial filaments.
- nip curn — a tightfisted woman
- nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nonprint — of, relating to, or consisting of other than printed matter: Slide shows, slide-tape presentations, and video are nonprint media.
- occupier — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- offprint — Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.
- oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oilproof — resistant to oil
- oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
- open-air — existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- opificer — someone who makes something; a craftsman
- orpiment — a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- outprice — To sell at a lower price than (another seller).
- outprize — to prize more highly than or beyond the proper value of
- outstrip — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- overpaid — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overripe — too ripe; more than ripe: overripe tomatoes.
- overskip — to skip over
- overslip — to leave out; miss.
- overspin — topspin.
- overtrip — to tread lightly over
- pacifier — a person or thing that pacifies.
- pagurian — a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
- paillard — a scallop, especially of veal or chicken, that is pounded flat and grilled or sautéed quickly.
- painture — the art or act of painting
- pair off — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- pair-oar — a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- pairwise — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- paliform — resembling a stake
- palliard — an expert beggar; an unsavoury character
- panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- papisher — a Roman Catholic
- papistry — the Roman Catholic Church.
- papyrine — paper-like; papyral
- paradigm — Grammar. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
- parading — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- paradiso — heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- paraffin — a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
- parafoil — a structure, usually made of a strong yet light fabric, having a shape similar to that of an airplane wing, and used as a kite or a parachute.
- paraison — parison.
- parakite — a series of linked kites used to attain higher altitudes
- paramita — any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.
- paranoia — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- paranoid — of, like, or suffering from paranoia.
- parasail — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- parasite — an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- paravail — being below or inferior to all others; specifically, being a tenant of one who holds land of another who is also a tenant: a tenant paravail.