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8-letter words containing m, e, r, o, p

  • mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
  • metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic
  • mirepoix — a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
  • morepork — (chiefly NZ) The vern boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae. (from 19th c.).
  • morpheme — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
  • morpheus — Classical Mythology. a son of Hypnos and the god of dreams.
  • morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
  • namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
  • neomorph — (genetics) a gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
  • obtemper — to comply (with)
  • orpiment — a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
  • overjump — to jump too far over
  • overpump — to pump too much so as to deplete
  • paroemia — a proverb; an axiom
  • passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
  • pediform — in the form of a foot; footlike.
  • pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
  • pembroke — a borough in Dyfed, in SW Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.
  • pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
  • pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
  • peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
  • podomere — any segment of a limb of an arthropod.
  • polymery — the characteristic of having many parts
  • pomander — a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
  • pomwater — a kind of sharp-tasting apple
  • premodel — a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
  • premolar — situated in front of the molar teeth.
  • premoral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
  • premorse — having the end irregularly truncate, as if bitten or broken off.
  • premould — to mould in advance
  • premoult — occurring in the period before an animal moults
  • prenomen — praenomen.
  • primrose — Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
  • prodrome — a premonitory symptom.
  • proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
  • prometal — a type of cast iron with high heat resistance
  • promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
  • promisee — a person to whom a promise is made.
  • promoted — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
  • promoter — a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
  • prompted — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
  • prompter — Commerce. a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note) the contract setting the time limit.
  • promulge — to promulgate.
  • proseman — a writer of prose
  • prosumer — a person who both consumes and produces a particular commodity
  • proteome — the entire complement of proteins found in an organism over its entire life cycle, or in a particular cell type at a particular time under defined environmental conditions.
  • proxemic — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
  • pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
  • pyrosome — a member of a genus, Pyrosoma, of colonial tunicates found in tropical open waters, the sole genus of the order Pyrosomida, which consists of brightly phosphorescent, translucent individuals united into a hollow tube closed at one end
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