5-letter words containing p, r, e
- perse — of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
- perst — perished
- perth — a state in W Australia. 975,920 sq. mi. (2,527,635 sq. km). Capital: Perth.
- perts — a management method of controlling and analyzing a system or program using periodic time and money reports, often computer generated, to determine dollar and labor status at any given time.
- pervy — sexually perverted
- peter — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- petra — an ancient Arab kingdom of SW Asia, in the area of present-day Jordan, that became a Roman province in a.d. 106. Capital: Petra.
- petro — of or relating to petroleum or the petroleum industry.
- phare — a beacon or watchtower to guide seafarers
- piers — a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- piker — a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
- piler — someone who makes a pile or places things on a pile
- piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
- plier — pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plyer — pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- poker — a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.
- poler — a person or thing that poles.
- porae — a large edible sea fish, Nemadactylus douglasi, of New Zealand waters
- porea — Port Office Regional Employees Association
- pored — to read or study with steady attention or application: a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
- porer — a person who makes a close inspection of something
- porge — to cleanse a slaughtered animal ceremonially in accordance with religious laws
- porte — a city in NW Indiana.
- poser — wannabe, pretentious person
- power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- prae- — pre-
- prase — a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- pre-u — (in Britain) a public examination for secondary school pupils wishing to enter university, offered as an alternative to A level
- pred. — predicate
- predy — (of a ship) prepared or ready for sailing or action
- preed — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- prees — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pref. — preface
- pregl — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- preon — a hypothetical component of a quark
- pres. — President
- presa — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prese — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- prest — ready.
- preta — a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prev. — previous
- prexy — a president, especially of a college or university.
- preys — an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- price — Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
- pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
- pried — to try, test, or taste.
- prier — a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.