9-letter words containing p, o, e, r
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- preconize — to proclaim or commend publicly.
- precooked — to cook (food) partly or completely beforehand, so that it may be cooked or warmed and served quickly at a later time.
- precooker — a device for cooking or partially cooking food in advance of final preparations
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- predation — depredation; plundering.
- predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- predevote — predestined, predetermined
- predictor — a person or thing that predicts.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- prefatory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a preface: prefatory explanations.
- preformat — to format in advance
- preformed — to form beforehand.
- pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
- prehensor — a part that grasps
- preimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- preinform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prelusory — introductory.
- premodern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- premodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- premorbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- premotion — a previous motion
- prenomina — praenomen.
- prenotify — to notify in advance
- prenotion — a preconception.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- preoccupy — to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
- preocular — a scale in front of the eye of a reptile or fish
- preoption — the right of first choice
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- prepollex — a rudimentary additional digit on the preaxial side of the thumb of certain amphibians and mammals.
- prepostor — praepostor.
- prepotent — preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant: a prepotent name in the oil business.
- prepueblo — belonging to the period before the Pueblo Indians
- prerecord — to record beforehand or in advance.
- prereform — of the period before reform
- presbyope — a person with presbyopia
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- prescious — prescient
- prescored — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- preseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- press box — a press section, especially at a sports event.
- pressroom — the room in a printing or newspaper publishing establishment where the printing presses are installed.
- presswork — the working or management of a printing press.