7-letter words containing p, e, r, n
- preborn — not yet born
- precent — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- predawn — the period immediately preceding dawn.
- preeing — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preener — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- prefund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- prehend — to take hold of
- premune — having immunity to a disease as a result of latent infection
- prename — given name.
- preneed — arranged or made available in advance of eventual requirements
- prenoon — of the period before noon
- prenote — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- prenzie — a word used by Shakespeare, possibly a mistake, supposed by some to mean "precise"
- prepend — (jargon) /pree'pend'/ (by analogy with "append") To prefix or add to the beginning.
- preplan — to plan beforehand
- prepone — to reschedule to an earlier day or time: Our Wednesday meeting has been preponed to Tuesday afternoon at 3:00.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- presong — of the period before a song is sung
- preston — a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- preteen — Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- prevene — to come before; to anticipate
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- prewarn — to warn in advance
- preworn — (of clothing) previously owned and worn; secondhand.
- prey on — an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- preying — an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- primine — the outer integument of an ovule.
- printed — produced by printing
- printer — the state of being printed.
- profane — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- progeny — a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
- proline — an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- promine — a substance promoting cell growth
- pronate — to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- proneur — a flatterer
- pronged — having prongs (often used in combination): a four-pronged fork.
- pronuke — pronuclear1 .
- propane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propend — to incline or tend.
- propene — propylene (def 2).
- propine — to offer as a present.
- propone — to suggest for consideration; propose.
- protean — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protein — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protend — to stretch forth.
- provine — to plant (a vine) in preparation for propagation
- prudent — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- pterion — the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- puncher — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.