8-letter words containing p, e, i
- creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
- creperie — an eating establishment that specializes in pancakes; pancake house
- crepitus — a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases
- crimpers — to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
- crippled — physically incapacitated
- crippler — Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way: a mental cripple.
- cripples — Plural form of cripple.
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- crispens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crispen.
- crispers — Plural form of crisper.
- crispest — Superlative form of crisp.
- croupier — A croupier is the person in charge of a gambling table in a casino, who collects the bets and pays money to the people who have won.
- cup size — a measurement of the parts of a bra that actually hold the breasts
- cup-tied — (of a team) unable to play another fixture because of involvement in a cup tie
- cusplike — Resembling or characteristic of a cusp.
- cut-pile — having a pile with yarns that are cut instead of looped: a cut-pile carpet.
- dauphine — the wife of a dauphin
- deanship — Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: the dean of admissions. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the dean of men. the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- decipher — to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
- decrepid — Obsolete spelling of decrepit (17th-20th c.).
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- deep-six — To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it.
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- delphine — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
- demireps — Plural form of demirep.
- demyship — a type of scholarship awarded at Magdalen College, Oxford
- depeinct — to depict
- depicted — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- depicter — A person who depicts (a specified subject).
- depictor — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- depilate — to remove the hair from
- depolish — to remove the polish from (an object)
- deposing — Present participle of depose.
- deposite — Obsolete spelling of deposit.
- deposits — Plural form of deposit.
- depretis — Agostino (aɡoˈstiːno). 1813–87, Italian statesman; prime minister (1876–78; 1878–79; 1881–87). His policy led to the Triple Alliance (1882) between Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany
- deprival — to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
- deprived — Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
- depriver — Agent noun of deprive; one who deprives.
- deprives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive.
- deputies — Plural form of deputy.
- deputing — Present participle of depute.
- deputise — to appoint as deputy.
- deputize — If you deputize for someone, you do something on their behalf, for example attend a meeting.
- descript — Archaic form of described.
- despairs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despair.
- despisal — contempt; the act of despising; scorn
- despised — Simple past tense and past participle of despise.
- despiser — to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
- despises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despise.