8-letter words containing n, t, e, r
- panthera — a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.
- parament — a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- paranete — a note in ancient Greek music, the second highest note of the higher of two tetrachords
- paravent — a screen against a draft or the wind.
- parental — of or relating to a parent.
- parented — a father or a mother.
- partaken — to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
- partners — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- patentor — a person or official agency that grants patents.
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.
- patrones — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronne — a woman who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar
- patterns — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pedantry — the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- pencraft — the art or craft of writing; skill with writing
- pentarch — a government by five persons.
- pentroof — a roof sloping in only one direction
- per cent — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- per unit — Per unit is a way of expressing the value of a quantity in terms of a reference or base quantity.
- perceant — piercing; penetrating
- perentie — a large, brown and yellow monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, native to arid and semiarid regions of Australia.
- perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- permeant — permeating; pervading.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- perronet — Jean Rodolphe [zhahn raw-dawlf] /ʒɑ̃ rɔˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1708–94, French engineer.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- petering — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- peterman — a safecracker.
- peterson — Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- petnaper — a person who thieves a pet in order to exact money in exchange for its return or to sell it
- petronel — a firearm of large calibre used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, esp by cavalry soldiers
- pfitzner — Hans Erich [hahns ey-rikh] /ˈhɑns ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, German composer and conductor.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pine tar — a very viscid, blackish-brown liquid having an odor resembling that of turpentine, obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, used in paints, roofing, soaps, and, medicinally, for skin infections.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- plankter — any organism that is an element of plankton.
- plectron — plectrum.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- plentier — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- poitrine — a woman's bosom
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- pre-teen — A pre-teen is a child aged between nine and thirteen.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- precinct — a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- pregnant — convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
- prehnite — a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.
- prenatal — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.