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8-letter words containing o, p, e, i

  • polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
  • polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
  • politely — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • politest — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • polities — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
  • polonize — to make Polish; cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish.
  • polyenic — relating to a polyene
  • polypide — a visible digestive system and muscles
  • polypine — relating to polyps
  • pompeian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
  • pontifex — a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus)
  • pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
  • poolside — the lounging area around a swimming pool.
  • pop wine — an inexpensive wine having a low alcohol content and artificial fruit flavoring.
  • popelike — resembling a pope
  • popeline — a fabric, resembling broadcloth, rep, or poplin and made with silk or rayon warp and wool filling, used in the manufacture of dress goods.
  • popeling — a deputy or supporter of the Pope
  • popeship — the office of a pope
  • popsicle — ice lolly
  • porifera — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
  • poriness — the state or condition of being porous; porosity
  • pork pie — a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt.
  • porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
  • porpoise — any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
  • porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
  • portfire — (formerly) a slow-burning fuse used for firing rockets and fireworks and, in mining, for igniting explosives
  • portiere — a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
  • portside — situated on the port side
  • poseidon — the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
  • positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
  • possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
  • postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
  • postfire — of or relating to the period after a fire
  • postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
  • 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.
  • potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
  • potidaea — a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
  • poulaine — a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
  • poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
  • powering — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
  • preludio — a musical prelude
  • preradio — before the invention of radio
  • presidio — a garrisoned fort; military post.
  • pression — an act of pressing
  • pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
  • pretoria — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
  • preunion — a meeting in advance of a permanent union
  • previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
  • previsor — to foresee.
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