8-letter words containing r, e, l, a
- prizable — of worth
- probable — likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article.
- proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prolapse — Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- prometal — a type of cast iron with high heat resistance
- provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- prunella — a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- psoralea — any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- pterylae — one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- pubertal — of, relating to, or characteristic of puberty.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- quakerly — like a Quaker.
- quarrels — Plural form of quarrel.
- quartile — Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies. Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
- quelpart — former name of Cheju (def 1).
- rabelais — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- raceable — (of a racecourse) fit to be used for racing
- racewalk — to race by walking fast rather than running
- raclette — a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
- radiable — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- ragwheel — a chain or sprocket wheel
- railhead — the farthest point to which the rails of a railroad have been laid.
- raillery — good-humored ridicule; banter.
- rakehell — a licentious or dissolute man; rake.
- ramillie — a wig with a long plait at the back, fashionable in the 18th century
- ramphele — Mamphela. born 1947, Black South African political activist: partner of Steve Biko; a director of the World Bank (2000–04); founded the political party Agang (2013)
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- rankless — a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rape oil — a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes.
- rapeable — unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rat belt — A cable tie, especially the sawtoothed, self-locking plastic kind that you can remove only by cutting (as opposed to a random twist of wire or a twist tie or one of those humongous metal clip frobs). Small cable ties are "mouse belts".
- rat-hole — a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes.
- ratables — property that is liable to rates
- rateable — capable of being rated or appraised.
- rateably — capable of being rated or appraised.
- raurkela — a city in Odisha state, in E India.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- ravelled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- raw deal — unjust treatment
- rayleigh — John William Strutt [struht] /strʌt/ (Show IPA), 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904.
- re-align — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- re-alter — to alter (something) again
- re-apply — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- re-avail — to avail (someone or something) again
- re-cable — a heavy, strong rope.