8-letter words containing p, e, n
- planless — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- plantage — plants
- plantlet — a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
- plantule — an embryonic plant in the act of germination
- plateman — a person who makes and sells plate armour
- pleading — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- plectron — plectrum.
- pledging — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- plentier — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- 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.
- plotline — The plotline of a book, film, or play is its plot and the way in which it develops.
- plus-one — a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- poisoner — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poitrine — a woman's bosom
- poll end — the hub holding the sail arms of a windmill.
- polonize — to make Polish; cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polygene — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polypine — relating to polyps
- polypnea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polytene — denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae
- polyteny — the condition of being polytene
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- pomander — a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
- pompeian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- ponchoed — wearing a poncho
- ponderal — relating to weight
- pondered — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- ponderer — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- pondweed — any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, most species of which grow in ponds and quiet streams.
- ponselle — Rosa (Melba) 1897–1981, U.S. soprano.
- 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.
- poorness — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- pop wine — an inexpensive wine having a low alcohol content and artificial fruit flavoring.
- 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
- poriness — the state or condition of being porous; porosity