9-letter words containing p, t, e, r
- 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.
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- plastered — drunk.
- plasterer — builder or decorator who applies plaster
- platemark — hallmark.
- plateware — household dishes, especially ones made of or plated with gold or silver.
- 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.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poetaster — an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
- polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- poor rate — a rate or tax levied by parishes for the relief or support of the poor
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porporate — wearing purple
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- portatile — portable
- portative — capable of being carried; portable.
- porterage — the work of a porter or carrier.
- porteress — portress.
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- 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.
- portobelo — a small port in Panama, on the Caribbean northeast of Colón: the most important port in South America in colonial times; declined with the opening of the Panama Canal. Pop: 3300 (1997)
- portrayed — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- portrayer — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- portreeve — the reeve of a port
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- post-free — British. postpaid.
- 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
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator