9-letter words containing p, r, e, c, s
- overspice — to add too much spice to
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- parasceve — preparation
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- perceives — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- percussor — plexor.
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poroscope — an instrument for measuring porosity
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practiser — someone who practises something, esp a trade or skill; practitioner
- practises — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praecoces — a division of birds whose young are able to run when first hatched
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- preaccuse — to accuse (someone of something) prior to the specified wrongdoing being committed or prior to having evidence of wrongdoing
- precensor — to censor (a film, play, book, etc) before its publication
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- precieuse — one of the 17th-century literary women of France who affected an extreme care in the use of language.
- precincts — a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- precisian — a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- precising — a concise summary.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- precisive — characterized by accuracy or exactness: a precisive method of expressing oneself.
- precrease — to provide (e.g. clothing, paper for origami) with a crease or creases in advance
- precrisis — occurring or existing before a crisis; of or pertaining to the period preceding a crisis
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- prentices — a male given name.
- presbytic — affected by presbyopia
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- prescient — having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight: The prescient economist was one of the few to see the financial collapse coming.
- prescious — prescient
- prescored — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- prescreen — to screen in advance; select before a more detailed selecting process.
- prescribe — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- prescript — prescribed.
- prescutum — the anterior dorsal sclerite of a thoracic segment of an insect.