8-letter words containing p, r, i, g
- phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- phrygian — of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their language.
- picogram — one trillionth of a gram. Abbreviation: pg.
- piercing — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pig farm — a farm where pigs are kept and reared
- pig fern — giant bracken
- pig iron — iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron.
- pigeonry — a loft for keeping pigeons in; dovecote; pigeon house
- pilgrims — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- pillager — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- pingrass — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, with fernlike leaves
- pirating — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- plagiary — plagiarism.
- playgirl — a woman who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
- pork pig — a pig, typically of a lean type, bred and used principally for pork
- porkling — a young pig; piglet
- porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
- porridgy — resembling the taste, texture, or appearance of porridge
- powering — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- praising — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prancing — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- pranking — to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
- preening — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- prefight — of the period before a boxing match
- preguide — to give (somebody) guidance in advance
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- prepping — preparatory school.
- pressing — urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
- prestige — reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
- preweigh — to weigh beforehand
- pricking — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
- priggery — the conduct or character of a prig.
- priggish — a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- priggism — priggish character or ideas; priggishness.
- prilling — Prilling is a process in which a melted substance is sprayed against upward-flowing air in a tower to form solid particles.
- primming — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primping — to dress or adorn with care.
- printing — the state of being printed.
- prodding — to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.
- prodigal — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- progeria — a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- proggins — a university proctor
- proofing — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- propping — to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
- prowling — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- pryingly — in a prying manner
- purfling — to finish with an ornamental border.
- pursuing — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- raspings — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- repining — to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.