8-letter words containing p, e
- footpage — an errand-boy
- footpegs — Plural form of footpeg.
- footrope — the portion of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewn.
- footstep — the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced; footfall; tread.
- foredeep — an elongate sediment-filled sea-floor depression bordering an island arc or other orogenic belt.
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
- forepast — bygone
- forepaws — Plural form of forepaw.
- forepeak — the extreme forward part of the interior of a hull (opposed to afterpeak).
- foreplan — to plan in advance
- foreplay — sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
- forepole — Also called spile, spill. any of a number of boards or timbers driven forward on top of a set to protect miners lengthening a tunnel from falling debris.
- foreship — the prow or forepart of a ship
- foretops — Plural form of foretop.
- forspeak — to bewitch
- forspend — to exhaust financially
- forspent — worn out; exhausted.
- fourplex — quadplex.
- frame up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frampler — a quarrelsome person; a brawler
- freeport — a village on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- freepost — Freepost is a system in Britain which allows you to send mail to certain organizations without paying for the postage. 'Freepost' is written on the envelope as part of the address.
- frippery — finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
- furphies — Plural form of furphy.
- galloped — Simple past tense and past participle of gallop.
- galloper — One who gallops.
- galopade — a lively round dance in duple time.
- game pie — a savoury pie made from game or hunted animals
- gameplay — The tactical aspects of a computer game, such as its plot and the way it is played, as distinct from the graphics and sound effects.
- gantlope — gauntlet2 .
- gap year — a period of time, usually an academic or calendar year, in which a student takes a break from school to travel, work, or volunteer, typically after ending high school and before starting college.
- gapeseed — a daydream or reverie.
- gapeworm — a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.
- gas pipe — a metal pipe used to supply a building with gas
- gatepost — the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed.
- gazumped — Simple past tense and past participle of gazump.
- gempylid — any of several fishes of the family Gempylidae, comprising the snake mackerels.
- gene map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genipapo — A tropical American tree of the bedstraw family that yields useful timber. Its fruit has a jellylike pulp that is used for flavoring drinks and to make a black dye.
- genipaps — Plural form of genipap.
- genotype — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geoglyph — A large-scale drawing made on the ground by scratching or arranging lines of stones etc.
- geophagy — the practice of eating earthy matter, especially clay or chalk, as in famine-stricken areas.
- geophone — a device that is placed on or in the ground and used to detect seismic waves.
- geophyte — a plant propagated by means of underground buds.
- geoponic — of or relating to tillage or agriculture; agricultural.
- geoprobe — a probing device used for sampling soil
- geropiga — a grape syrup used to sweeten inferior port wines