8-letter words containing p, o, e
- posthole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postpose — to place (a grammatical form) after a related grammatical form: The adverb “out” in “put out the light” is postposed in “put the light out.”.
- postquel — POSTGRES QUERy Language. The language used by the POSTGRES database system.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- postteen — a person older than a teenager; young adult
- posttest — an achievement test administered after a course of instruction.
- potatoes — Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- potbelly — a distended or protuberant belly.
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- potently — powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
- potestas — the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.
- potholed — A potholed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- potidaea — a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
- potsherd — a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
- potstone — a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- pottable — (of a snooker ball) able to be potted
- poulaine — a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- poundage — confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
- pourable — able to be poured
- powdered — finely granulated
- power up — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- powerful — physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete.
- powering — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- powerset — (mathematics) The powerset of a set S is the set of possible subsets of S, usually written PS.
- poyntell — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pre-echo — something that has preceded and anticipated something else; precursor
- pre-loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- pre-soak — to soak something (such as washing) beforehand
- preadopt — to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname.
- preallot — to allot in advance
- preboard — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- predator — Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- preloved — previously used or owned; secondhand.
- preludio — a musical prelude
- premodel — a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
- premolar — situated in front of the molar teeth.
- premoral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- premorse — having the end irregularly truncate, as if bitten or broken off.
- premould — to mould in advance
- premoult — occurring in the period before an animal moults