7-letter words containing n, a, p, r
- orphans — Plural form of orphan.
- orphean — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- padrino — a godfather.
- padrone — a master; boss.
- padroni — a master; boss.
- painter — cougar.
- pairing — a coupling.
- pan-fry — to fry in a small amount of fat, as in a skillet or shallow pan; sauté.
- pandora — Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.
- pandore — an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- pandour — History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- pandrop — a hard mint-flavoured sweet
- pandura — a Graeco-Roman stringed instrument, similar to a lute
- pandure — bandore.
- pangram — a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet.
- pannier — a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- panther — the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- pantler — a pantry servant
- panurge — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- paraben — any ester of parahydroxybenzoic acid, some of which are used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and have been found in breast cancer tumours
- paragon — a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue. Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
- paranym — a euphemism
- pardine — spotted; resembling a leopard
- pardner — (in direct address) friend.
- parenty — a large, brown and yellow monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, native to arid and semiarid regions of Australia.
- pargana — (in India) a division of a district
- parging — a thin coat of plaster or mortar for giving a relatively smooth surface to rough masonry or for sealing it against moisture.
- parison — a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parking — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- parkman — Francis, 1823–93, U.S. historian.
- parling — talk; parley.
- parnell — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- paronym — a paronymous word.
- parring — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- parsing — parser
- parsnip — a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- parsons — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- partner — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- parvenu — a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
- pastern — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- patinir — Joachim (ˈjəʊəkɪm). ?1485–1524, Flemish painter, noted esp for the landscapes in his paintings on religious themes
- patroon — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- pattern — a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
- pearlin — a type of lace used to trim clothes
- pearson — Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- per an. — per annum
- perinea — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- perlman — Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- permian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era occurring from about 280 to 230 million years ago and characterized by a profusion of amphibian species.