8-letter words containing p, l, e, r
- dripless — designed so that the substance, item, or its contents will not drip: a dripless candle; a dripless pitcher.
- dropable — (US) Alternative form of droppable.
- dropleaf — A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
- droplets — Plural form of droplet.
- dropline — a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- drupelet — a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.
- duplexer — an automatic electronic switching device that permits the use of the same antenna for transmitting and receiving.
- earflaps — Plural form of earflap.
- earlship — earldom (def 1).
- earplugs — Plural form of earplug.
- emplored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- emplores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implore.
- employer — A person or organization that employs people.
- empurple — Make or become purple.
- empyreal — Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- epidural — On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.
- epilator — An electrical device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
- epistler — A writer of an epistle.
- eslpdpro — ESL public domain version of Edinburgh Prolog for MS-DOS. The code is totally compatible with C-Prolog.
- espalier — A fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes.
- examplar — Alt form exemplar.
- exampler — (obsolete) A pattern; an exemplar.
- exemplar — A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.
- expeller — Anything that expels.
- expertly — In an expert manner; with great skill.
- exploder — Someone or something that explodes.
- explored — Simple past tense and past participle of explore.
- explorer — A person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer.
- explores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explore.
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- fireplug — fire hydrant.
- firepole — A fixed metal pole, installed in a multi-storey building or firehouse, that allows the occupants to quickly descend floors.
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flappers — something broad and flat used for striking or for making a noise by striking.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- flippers — Plural form of flipper.
- flopover — a continuous, vertical movement of a television image picture caused by interference in reception or by improper tuning.
- floppers — air plant (def 2).
- floppier — Comparative form of floppy.
- flypaper — paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.
- 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.
- fourplex — quadplex.
- frampler — a quarrelsome person; a brawler
- galloper — One who gallops.
- gleipnir — a bond with magic properties, forged by elves, and used by the gods to bind Loki.