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9-letter words containing p, f

  • prokofiev — Sergei Sergeevich [syir-gyey syir-gye-yi-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1953, Russian composer.
  • proof set — a set of coins (proof coins), one of each denomination, minted annually from highly polished metal on special dies, issued for collectors rather than for circulation
  • proofless — lacking proof
  • proofread — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
  • proofroom — a room used for proofreading
  • proreform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
  • pufendorf — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.
  • puff-ball — any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.
  • puff-puff — a children's name for a steam locomotive or railway train
  • puffed up — swollen
  • puffed-up — feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous.
  • puffingly — in a puffing manner
  • puftaloon — a fried scone
  • puppy fat — Puppy fat is fat that some children have on their bodies when they are young but that disappears when they grow older and taller.
  • puppyfoot — the ace of clubs.
  • pushfully — in a pushful manner
  • pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
  • put forth — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • rainproof — impervious to rain; keeping out or unaffected by rain: a rainproof cover; a rainproof coat.
  • reperform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • reposeful — full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.
  • respecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
  • rifle pit — a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
  • roofscape — a view of the rooftops of a town, city, etc
  • rustproof — not subject to rusting.
  • saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
  • self-help — the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.
  • self-paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
  • self-pity — pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
  • septemfid — divided into seven
  • septiform — sevenfold
  • sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
  • shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
  • shopfront — the area of a shop that faces street
  • shotproof — able to withstand shot
  • si prefix — (unit, standard)   The standard metric prefixes used in the Système International d'Unités (SI) conventions for scientific measurement. Here are the SI magnifying prefixes, along with the corresponding binary interpretations in common use: prefix abr decimal binary yocto- 1000^-8 zepto- 1000^-7 atto- 1000^-6 femto- f 1000^-5 pico- p 1000^-4 nano- n 1000^-3 micro- * 1000^-2 * Abbreviation: Greek mu milli- m 1000^-1 kilo- k 1000^1 1024^1 = 2^10 = 1,024 mega- M 1000^2 1024^2 = 2^20 = 1,048,576 giga- G 1000^3 1024^3 = 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 tera- T 1000^4 1024^4 = 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 peta- 1000^5 1024^5 = 2^50 = 1,125,899,906,842,624 exa- 1000^6 1024^6 = 2^60 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 zetta- 1000^7 1024^7 = 2^70 = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 yotta- 1000^8 1024^8 = 2^80 = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 "Femto" and "atto" derive not from Greek but from Danish. The abbreviated forms of these prefixes are common in electronics and physics. When used with bytes of storage, these prefixes usually denote multiplication by powers of 1024 = 2^10 (K, M, G and T are common in computing). Thus "MB" stands for megabytes (2^20 bytes). This common practice goes against the edicts of the BIPM who deprecate the use of these prefixes for powers of two. The formal SI prefix for 1000 is lower case "k"; some, including this dictionary, use this strictly, reserving upper case "K" for multiplication by 1024 (KB is thus "kilobytes"). Also, in data transfer rates the prefixes stand for powers of ten so, for example, 28.8 kb/s means 28,800 bits per second. The unit is often dropped so one may talk of "a 40K salary" (40000 dollars) or "2 meg of disk space" (2*2^20 bytes). The accepted pronunciation of the initial G of "giga-" is hard, /gi'ga/. Confusing 1000 and 1024 (or other powers of 2 and 10 close in magnitude) - for example, describing a memory in units of 500K or 524K instead of 512K - is a sure sign of the marketroid. For example, 3.5" microfloppies are often described as storing "1.44 MB". In fact, this is completely specious. The correct size is 1440 KB = 1440 * 1024 = 1474560 bytes. Alas, this point is probably lost on the world forever. In 1993, hacker Morgan Burke proposed, to general approval on Usenet, the following additional prefixes: groucho (10^-30), harpo (10^-27), harpi (10^27), grouchi (10^30). This would leave the prefixes zeppo-, gummo-, and chico- available for future expansion. Sadly, there is little immediate prospect that Mr. Burke's eminently sensible proposal will be ratified.
  • skidproof — preventing or resistant to skidding, as certain road surfaces or vehicle tires.
  • sleep off — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
  • slip flow — gas flow occurring at hypersonic speeds in which molecular shearing occurs
  • slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
  • snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
  • snipefish — any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body.
  • soft copy — computer output displayed on the screen of a VDT (opposed to hard copy).
  • soft porn — soft-core pornography.
  • soft spot — a weak or vulnerable position, place, condition, etc.: a soft spot in their fortifications; a soft spot in the economy.
  • soft-soap — Informal. to cajole; flatter.
  • soften up — make softer
  • soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
  • spadefish — a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
  • spadefoot — spadefoot toad.
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