8-letter words containing p, r, o, f
- offer up — present as a sacrifice
- offprint — Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.
- oilproof — resistant to oil
- opificer — someone who makes something; a craftsman
- overflap — a protective paper cover for artwork, usually of kraft paper.
- pair off — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- paliform — resembling a stake
- parafoil — a structure, usually made of a strong yet light fabric, having a shape similar to that of an airplane wing, and used as a kite or a parachute.
- paraform — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- parfocal — of or relating to different eyepieces (of telescopes or microscopes) that all focus their images in the same plane, so that they can be interchanged without readjusting the instrument.
- part-off — a screen used to divide off part of a room, such as the eating place of a parlour
- parts of — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- pass for — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pediform — in the form of a foot; footlike.
- pentroof — a roof sloping in only one direction
- perfecto — a rather thick, medium-sized cigar tapering almost down to a point at each end.
- perforce — of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance: The story must perforce be true.
- perforin — a protein produced by killer cells of the immune system that causes disintegration of targeted cells by forming pores in their membranes.
- pfortran — Parallel Fortran
- piciform — of or relating to birds belonging to the six families which make up the order Piciformes. The best-known of these six is the Picidae family and the entire order is made up of mainly tree-haunting birds
- pickford — Mary (Gladys Marie Smith) 1893–1979, U.S. motion-picture actress, born in Canada.
- piedfort — a coin or pattern struck on a blank thicker than that used for the regular issue.
- piliform — having the form of a hair; resembling hair.
- pinafore — a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- pisiform — having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.
- planform — the outline of an object viewed from above.
- platform — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- play for — sport: represent, be on the side of
- porifera — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- poriform — resembling a pore in form.
- porkfish — a black and gold grunt, Anisotremus virginicus, of West Indian waters.
- portfire — (formerly) a slow-burning fuse used for firing rockets and fireworks and, in mining, for igniting explosives
- postfire — of or relating to the period after a fire
- postform — to remould or reshape plastic after reheating
- powerful — physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- pro-form — a word used to replace or substitute for a word, phrase, or clause belonging to a given grammatical class, as a pronoun used to replace a noun or noun phrase, there used to replace an adverb or adverbial phrase of place, as in I parked the car near the entrance and left it there, or so used to substitute for a clause, as in Have they come? I think so.
- pro-life — opposed to legalized abortion; right-to-life.
- profaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profaner — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profiled — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- profiler — any of several types of machine tools for reproducing shapes in metal or other materials from a master form.
- profiter — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- proforma — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- profuser — someone or something that is very wasteful of money
- prolifer — opposed to legalized abortion; right-to-life.
- prolific — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- proofing — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- proud of — highly pleased with or exulting in