7-letter words containing p, r, o, e
- overapt — too apt or having an excessive tendency (to)
- overlap — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overpay — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overply — to ply too much
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- overtip — to give too much money to (a waiter, etc) as a tip
- overtop — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
- p. more — Hannah, 1745–1833, English writer on religious subjects.
- padrone — a master; boss.
- palermo — an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- pampero — a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.
- pandore — an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- parolee — a person who is released from prison on parole.
- pasmore — Victor. 1908–98, British artist. Originally a figurative painter, he devoted himself to abstract paintings and reliefs after 1947
- patmore — Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- pearson — Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- pechora — a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- pedrero — a type of short-barrelled cannon used to fire stones, nails, broken-iron, etc
- pedro i — (Dom Pedro) 1798–1834, king of Portugal (1826, as Pedro IV) and first emperor of Brazil 1822–31.
- peloria — regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- penrose — Sir Roger. born 1931, British mathematician and theoretical physicist, noted for his investigation of black holes
- peopler — a settler; colonizer
- per pro — by delegation to; through the agency of: used when signing documents on behalf of someone else
- percoct — well-cooked; overcooked
- percoid — belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- perdido — Mon·te [Spanish mawn-te] /Spanish ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3350 meters).
- pereion — (in a crustacean) the thorax.
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- pergola — an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- pericon — Argentinian dance
- peridot — a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- perigon — an angle of 360°.
- peronei — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- peroral — administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- peroxy- — indicating the presence of the peroxide group, -O–O-
- person- — person (of either sex)
- persona — a person.
- persons — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- persson — Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- perv on — to make unwanted sexual advances towards
- petitor — a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- petrog. — petrography
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- phorate — a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 1 7 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- phreno- — mind or brain
- piefort — piedfort.
- pierogi — a small dough envelope filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese, or vegetables, crimped to seal the edge and then boiled or fried, typically served with sour cream or onions.