8-letter words containing p, c, e
- pittance — a small amount or share.
- placable — capable of being placated, pacified, or appeased; forgiving.
- placated — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placater — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placcate — a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
- placeman — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placemat — Placemats are mats that are put on a table before a meal for people to put their plates or bowls on.
- placemen — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placenta — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- pleached — having interlaced stems or boughs
- plectron — plectrum.
- plectrum — a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- po-faced — having an overly serious demeanor or attitude; humorless.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- pochette — kit2 .
- pocketer — a person who pockets something
- poechore — a dry region
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policier — French. a novel or film featuring detectives, crime, or the like.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- ponchoed — wearing a poncho
- popsicle — ice lolly
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praecipe — any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done.
- praefect — a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
- praelect — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- pre-echo — something that has preceded and anticipated something else; precursor
- preacher — a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
- precaval — See under vena cava.
- preceded — to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- precepts — a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- precheck — to check in advance