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9-letter words containing p, r, i, e, t

  • petrinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
  • petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
  • petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
  • phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
  • phrenetic — frenetic.
  • phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
  • pia mater — the delicate, fibrous, and highly vascular membrane forming the innermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Compare arachnoid (def 6), dura mater.
  • picometer — one trillionth of a meter
  • picometre — a trillionth fraction of metre
  • picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
  • picturize — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
  • pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
  • pierrette — the female counterpart of a Pierrot, usually accompanying him, as in an entertainment or masquerade.
  • pignorate — to pledge or pawn
  • pinkerton — Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.
  • pinsetter — a mechanical apparatus in a bowling alley that places all of the pins into position at one time and removes pins that have been knocked down.
  • pinstripe — a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.
  • pintadera — a decorative stamp, usually made of clay, found in the Neolithic of the E Mediterranean and in many American cultures
  • piracetam — a drug used to improve cognitive powers and memory, used to treat stroke victims and sufferers of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc
  • pirouette — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
  • pistareen — peseta (def 2).
  • pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
  • pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
  • pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
  • pit grave — a shallow grave hollowed out of a bed of rock or the floor of a tholos.
  • pit river — a river in N California, flowing S and W from the Modoc Plateau to the Sacramento River. 200 miles (320 km) long.
  • pit viper — any of numerous venomous snakes of the family Crotalidae, of the New World, Asia, and the Malay Archipelago, as the rattlesnake, water moccasin, and copperhead, having a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head between the eye and nostril.
  • plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
  • pleuritic — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
  • pleuritis — an instance of pleurisy
  • plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
  • pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
  • pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
  • portatile — portable
  • portative — capable of being carried; portable.
  • porticoed — provided with a portico or porticoes.
  • porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
  • portiered — having a portiere, a curtain hanging across a doorway
  • portieres — a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
  • portioner — a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
  • posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
  • posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
  • posterity — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
  • posterize — to humiliate (a sporting opponent) by performing a dramatic feat against them
  • postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator
  • postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.
  • posturise — to posture; pose.
  • posturize — to posture; pose.
  • potboiler — a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
  • pothering — commotion; uproar.
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