7-letter words containing n, i, e, r
- perfing — the practice of taking early retirement, with financial compensation, from the police force
- pericon — Argentinian dance
- perigon — an angle of 360°.
- perinde — (in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- 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.
- perjink — prim or finicky
- perking — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- perkins — Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933–45.
- 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.
- peronei — 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.
- perrine — a town in S Florida.
- persian — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- pertain — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- petrine — of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- phrenic — Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- pienaar — (Jacobus) François. born 1967, South African Rugby Union footballer; captain of the South African team that won the Rugby World Cup in 1995
- pierian — of or relating to the Muses.
- pilsner — a pale, light lager beer.
- pincers — a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- pincher — a person or thing that pinches.
- pinfire — of or relating to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
- pingler — someone who fiddles with their food and eats little of it
- pinxter — Whitsuntide.
- pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pirogen — (used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- plainer — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- plerion — a filled-centre supernova remnant in which radiation is emitted by the centre as well as the shell
- plinker — a person who shoots a handgun recreationally
- poinder — a person who protects and cares for hedges, woods, etc
- pointer — a person or thing that points.
- poperin — a kind of pear
- porcine — of or relating to swine.
- pornier — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- praline — a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- prebind — to bind beforehand
- preeing — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prenzie — a word used by Shakespeare, possibly a mistake, supposed by some to mean "precise"
- preying — an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- primine — the outer integument of an ovule.
- printed — produced by printing
- printer — the state of being printed.
- proline — an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- promine — a substance promoting cell growth
- propine — to offer as a present.
- protein — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- provine — to plant (a vine) in preparation for propagation
- pterion — the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- purline — a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- raffiné — refined; cultivated
- raiment — clothing; apparel; attire.