8-letter words containing p, e, t, i
- petiolar — of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
- petitory — requesting or entreating
- petrillo — James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- pettifog — to be a pettifogger
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- peyotist — a person who follows the religion of peyotism
- pfitzner — Hans Erich [hahns ey-rikh] /ˈhɑns ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, German composer and conductor.
- phenetic — pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- phengite — a type of transparent selenite
- phi bete — a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phoniest — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- pianette — a small upright piano.
- picketed — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- pickiest — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- picotite — a dark-brown mineral containing iron, magnesium, and chromium
- picrated — containing picrate
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- pie cart — a mobile van selling warmed-up food and drinks
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- piedfort — a coin or pattern struck on a blank thicker than that used for the regular issue.
- piedmont — a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- piemonte — Italian name of Piedmont.
- pieplant — the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pileated — crested.
- pilewort — Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
- pillaret — a small pillar.
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- pimentón — smoked chilli powder
- pimiento — the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pine nut — Also, pignoli. the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.
- pine tar — a very viscid, blackish-brown liquid having an odor resembling that of turpentine, obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, used in paints, roofing, soaps, and, medicinally, for skin infections.
- pink tea — a formal tea or reception.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- pintable — a pinball machine
- pipestem — the stem of a tobacco pipe.
- pipettes — a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.
- pipewort — a perennial plant, Eriocaulon septangulare, of wet places in W Republic of Ireland, the Scottish Hebrides, and the eastern US, having a twisted flower stalk and a greenish-grey scaly flower head: family Eriocaulaceae
- pisolite — limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- pistolet — a small gun