8-letter words containing p, r, e, m
- overpump — to pump too much so as to deplete
- p marker — phrase marker.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- pamphrey — a cabbage
- parabema — an architectural feature of an Orthodox church
- parament — a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- paramese — a note in ancient Greek music, the note above the mese
- parmesan — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- paroemia — a proverb; an axiom
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- pearmain — any of several varieties of apple having a red skin
- pediform — in the form of a foot; footlike.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- pembroke — a borough in Dyfed, in SW Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.
- penumbra — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- per diem — by the day; for each day.
- per mill — per thousand.
- perelman — S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- perfumed — Something such as fruit or wine that is perfumed has a sweet pleasant smell.
- perfumer — a person or thing that perfumes.
- pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamum — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- periblem — the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.
- periderm — Botany. the cork-producing tissue of stems together with the cork layers and other tissues derived from it.
- peridium — the outer enveloping coat of the fruit body in many fungi.
- perineum — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- permeant — permeating; pervading.
- permease — any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.
- permeate — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- peterman — a safecracker.
- phrenism — one of the three vital forces, which are non-physical life forces. Phrenism is the thought force, as opposed to neurism, the nerve force, and bathmism, the growth force.
- plectrum — a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- plumbery — a plumber's workshop.
- plumeria — a tropical tree with candelabra-like branches
- podomere — any segment of a limb of an arthropod.
- polymery — the characteristic of having many parts
- pomander — a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
- pomwater — a kind of sharp-tasting apple
- pre-empt — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
- preadmit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- preamble — an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude. Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
- precrime — of or relating to law-enforcement efforts and strategies to deter crime by predicting when and where criminal activity will occur.
- preflame — of the period before combustion
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- prelimit — to limit within bounds beforehand: The chairman prelimited his speech to 10 minutes.
- premiate — to grant a prize or an award to.