8-letter words containing p, c, r
- cercopid — any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae; a froghopper
- cerotype — a process for preparing a printing plate by engraving a wax-coated copper plate and then using this as a mould for an electrotype
- champart — the granting of land to a person on condition that a portion of the harvest will be given to the landowner
- champers — Champers is champagne.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- cheer up — When you cheer up or when something cheers you up, you stop feeling depressed and become more cheerful.
- chephren — (Chephren) flourished late 26th century b.c, Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.
- chip art — microchip art
- chippers — to chirp or twitter.
- chirpier — Comparative form of chirpy.
- chirpily — In a chirpy way.
- chirping — high pitched, repeated noises
- chirrups — Plural form of chirrup.
- chirrupy — chirpy; cheerful.
- chompers — (informal) teeth.
- choppers — teeth
- choppier — Comparative form of choppy.
- ciphered — Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.
- cipherer — a person who ciphers
- cirriped — any of a class (Cirripedia) of saltwater crustaceans that are attached or parasitic as adults, including the barnacles and the rhizocephalans
- clampers — Plural form of clamper.
- clappers — Plural form of clapper.
- claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- claspers — a paired organ of male insects, used to clasp the female during copulation
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- clip art — a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
- clippers — a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
- clumpier — Comparative form of clumpy.
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- coappear — to appear jointly
- cockspur — a spur on the leg of a cock
- com port — communications port
- compadre — a male friend
- compared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
- comparer — One who, or that which, compares.
- compares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare.
- comparsa — a song and folk dance of Cuba.
- compeers — A person of equal rank, status, or ability.
- compered — a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- comperes — Plural form of compere.
- competer — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- compiler — A compiler is someone who compiles books, reports, or lists of information.
- complier — a person who complies
- comports — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comport.
- composer — A composer is a person who writes music, especially classical music.