8-letter words containing m, i, p
- populism — the political philosophy of the People's party.
- poriform — resembling a pore in form.
- posticum — epinaos.
- postmill — a windmill with machinery mounted on a frame that turns in its entirety to face the wind.
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- preadmit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- precrime — of or relating to law-enforcement efforts and strategies to deter crime by predicting when and where criminal activity will occur.
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- prelimit — to limit within bounds beforehand: The chairman prelimited his speech to 10 minutes.
- 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.
- priapism — Pathology. continuous, usually nonsexual erection of the penis, especially due to disease.
- priggism — priggish character or ideas; priggishness.
- primally — in a primal manner
- primatal — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primates — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primming — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primness — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primping — to dress or adorn with care.
- primrose — Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
- primrosy — characteristic of, or resembling, a primrose (esp in colour)
- prismoid — a solid having sides that are trapezoids and bases or ends that are parallel and similar but not congruent polygons. Compare prism (def 2).
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prolamin — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- 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.
- promisor — a person who makes a promise.
- proprium — a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- prosaism — prosaic character or style.
- 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.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- psalmist — an author of psalms.
- psammite — any sandstone.
- psellism — Pathology. stuttering; stammering.
- psephism — (in ancient Athens) a proposition adopted by a majority vote in the public assembly
- psychism — the belief in a universal soul; the attributing of souls to inanimate objects or phenomena
- psyllium — fleawort.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- pug mill — a mill for grinding and mixing materials, as clay or the ingredients of cement, to a desired condition.
- pugilism — the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.
- pulmonic — pulmonary.
- pulpitum — (in many cathedrals and large churches) a stone screen which divides the nave and the choir, often supporting a gallery or loft
- pulpmill — a mill making pulp for paper