7-letter words containing p, t, e, r
- preter- — beyond, more than, or exceeding
- preterm — occurring earlier in pregnancy than expected; premature: preterm labor.
- pretest — an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- pretext — something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
- pretrim — to trim in advance
- pretype — to foreshadow
- pretzel — a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- prévert — Jacques (ʒak). 1900–77, Parisian poet, satirist, and writer of film scripts, noted esp for his song poems. He was a member of the surrealist group from 1925 to 1929
- prevost — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1862–1941, French novelist and dramatist.
- prevote — a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- pricket — a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.
- priests — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- primate — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primest — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- printed — produced by printing
- printer — the state of being printed.
- prithee — pray thee; please
- private — privacy
- pro tem — temporarily; for the time being.
- probate — Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- proette — a female golfing professional
- profert — an exhibition of a record or paper in open court.
- proglet — /prog'let/ [UK] A short extempore program written to meet an immediate, transient need. Often written in BASIC, rarely more than a dozen lines long and containing no subroutines. The largest amount of code that can be written off the top of one's head, that does not need any editing, and that runs correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly according to one's skill and the language one is using). Compare toy program, noddy, one-liner wars.
- project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- prolate — elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- pronate — to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- prophet — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- propjet — an airplane equipped with turboprops.
- propter — because of this.
- prorate — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- prosect — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prostie — a prostitute.
- protean — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protege — a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
- proteid — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protein — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protend — to stretch forth.
- proteo- — protein
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- protore — a primary metalliferous material before it becomes ore
- protyle — a hypothetical primitive substance from which the chemical elements were supposed to have been formed
- prowest — valiant.
- prudent — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- psalter — the Biblical book of Psalms.
- psather — (language) A parallel extension of Sather for a clustered shared memory model. It features threads synchronised by monitor objects ("gates"); locality assertions and placement operators. There is an implementation for the CM-5.
- psykter — a wine jar with an ovoid body tapering at the neck, set on a high foot: used for cooling wine.