8-letter words containing i, p, r
- prancing — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- prandial — of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.
- pranking — to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- pratique — license or permission to use a port, given to a ship after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health.
- prazosin — a white crystalline substance, C 1 9 H 2 1 N 5 O 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- pre-aids — (not in technical use) AIDS-related complex.
- pre-edit — to edit in advance
- preadmit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- preaudit — an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- preaxial — situated before the body axis; pertaining to the radial side of the upper limb and the tibial side of the lower limb.
- prebirth — the period, usually six months, preceding a child's birth.
- prebuild — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- prebuilt — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- prechill — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- precieux — (of a man) overly fastidious or refined; precious; affected.
- precinct — a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- precised — a concise summary.
- precited — cited previously
- precrime — of or relating to law-enforcement efforts and strategies to deter crime by predicting when and where criminal activity will occur.
- predrill — to drill holes in (something) or to drill (holes) in advance
- preening — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- preexist — to exist beforehand.
- prefight — of the period before a boxing match
- prefixal — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- prefixed — A word or code number that is prefixed by one or more letters or numbers has them as its prefix.
- prefixes — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- preguide — to give (somebody) guidance in advance
- prehnite — a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- preissue — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- prelimit — to limit within bounds beforehand: The chairman prelimited his speech to 10 minutes.
- preludio — a musical prelude
- premiate — to grant a prize or an award to.
- premiere — movie: first showing
- premiers — the winners of a premiership
- premised — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- premises — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- prentice — a male given name.
- preppier — a person who is a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.
- preppily — in a preppy manner
- prepping — preparatory school.
- preprice — to price in advance
- preprint — an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.
- prepubis — (in some animals) a bone situated in front of the pubis
- preradio — before the invention of radio
- prerinse — a preliminary rinse before further treatment
- prescind — to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- presided — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.