9-letter words containing p, o, e, r
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patroller — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- pauperdom — the state of being a person who is extremely poor
- pay offer — an offer of a certain amount of wages or salary
- payloader — a heavy, wheeled vehicle with a large, movable blade or scoop at the front.
- payrolled — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- payroller — a wage earner, especially a government employee.
- peak-hour — during the busiest hours; used esp of traffic and demand for gas, electricity etc
- pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud
- peasouper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pedometer — an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- pellitory — any of various urticaceous plants of the S and W European genus Parietaria, esp P. diffusa (pellitory-of-the-wall or wall pellitory), that grow in crevices and have long narrow leaves and small pink flowers
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- pelviform — basin-shaped
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- penholder — a holder in which a penpoint is placed.
- penniform — shaped like a feather; (esp of muscles) having fibres attached to the tendon in a feather-like fashion
- pennywort — any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort.
- penseroso — a pensive, brooding, or thoughtful person
- pensioner — a person who receives or lives on a pension.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- peperomia — any of numerous tropical and subtropical plants belonging to the genus Peperomia, of the pepper family, cultivated as houseplants for their ornamental foliage.
- pepperbox — a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.
- pepperoni — a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork.
- pepperpot — A pepperpot is a small container with holes in the top, used for shaking pepper onto food.
- perborate — a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.
- percheron — one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.
- perciform — a perch-like fish
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- percussor — plexor.
- perdition — a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
- pereiopod — (in a crustacean) an appendage of the thorax.
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- perfector — a person who completes or makes something perfect
- perforans — (of nerves, muscles, or blood vessels) perforating or penetrating other anatomical structures
- perforant — perforating; esp (of blood vessels) perforating other anatomical structures
- perforate — to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
- performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.