8-letter words containing n, e, u, r
- perilune — the point in a lunar orbit that is nearest to the moon.
- perineum — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- peroneus — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- perugino — (Pietro Vannucci) 1446–1524, Italian painter.
- peruvian — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- pressrun — the running of a printing press for a specific job: The pressrun will take about an hour.
- preunion — a meeting in advance of a permanent union
- preunite — to unite in advance
- preussen — German name of Prussia.
- prudence — a female given name.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- prunella — a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
- prunelle — a sweet, brown, French liqueur distilled from plums.
- prurient — having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- punisher — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- purelink — An incremental linker from Pure Software.
- pureness — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- purulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- quarnero — Gulf of, an arm of the Adriatic Sea, in Croatia.
- quartern — a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.
- quartine — (botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
- queering — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
- quencher — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quercine — of or relating to an oak.
- querying — a question; an inquiry.
- quiberon — a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.
- quintero — Álvarez Quintero.
- quitrent — rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- ramentum — a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- ramequin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- rathenau — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- re-count — to count again.
- re-sound — to sound or cause to sound again
- rebutton — to button (a garment, etc) again
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- refluent — flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- refunded — to fund anew.
- refusing — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- reground — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.