8-letter words containing i, p, r
- firedamp — a combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed especially in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air.
- firepink — a herbaceous wildflower with scarlet flowers, Silene virginica, belonging to the pink family and native to the Eastern US
- fireplug — fire hydrant.
- firepole — A fixed metal pole, installed in a multi-storey building or firehouse, that allows the occupants to quickly descend floors.
- fireship — A ship loaded with burning material and explosives and set adrift to ignite and blow up an enemy’s ships.
- firestop — any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another.
- firetrap — a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- flippers — Plural form of flipper.
- floppier — Comparative form of floppy.
- fog drip — water falling to the ground from trees, especially conifers, that have collected the moisture from fog.
- foreship — the prow or forepart of a ship
- frapping — to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- frippery — finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
- frostnip — The first stage of frostbite.
- frumpily — In a frumpy manner.
- frumpish — a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
- furphies — Plural form of furphy.
- geropiga — a grape syrup used to sweeten inferior port wines
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gleipnir — a bond with magic properties, forged by elves, and used by the gods to bind Loki.
- gossiper — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gossipry — Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- grepping — Present participle of grep.
- grid map — a map on which a network of horizontal and vertical lines are superimposed, for locating points
- gripenet — [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for IBM's internal VNET system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal channels.
- grippers — Plural form of gripper.
- gripping — holding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling: a gripping play; a gripping book.
- gripsack — a traveling bag; grip.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- groupies — Plural form of groupie.
- grouping — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- groupism — the tendency to conform to the general thinking and behavior of a group.
- groupist — a follower of a group
- groupoid — an algebraic system closed under a binary operation. Also called monoid. Compare group (def 9), semigroup.
- grumphie — a familiar name for a pig.
- grumpier — Comparative form of grumpy.
- grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- grumping — Present participle of grump.
- grumpish — Surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy.
- grumpity — Nonce variation of the word grump, usually used as an intensifier.
- guruship — The status of a guru.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.