6-letter words containing r, e, p, o
- opener — a person or thing that opens.
- operas — Plural form of opera.
- operon — a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- orpine — a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- osprey — Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- oupire — A vampire.
- pareto — Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parole — language as manifested in the actual utterances produced by speakers of a language (contrasted with langue).
- parore — a dark brownish-green fish, Girella tricuspidata of coastal and estuarine waters in New Zealand's North Island and Australia
- pelory — floral mutation
- peoria — a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- period — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
- pernio — chilblain.
- pernod — an aniseed-flavoured apéritif from France
- pernor — a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- perovo — a former city in the W Russian Federation, incorporated into Moscow.
- peroxy — containing the peroxy group.
- perron — an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- perrot — Nicolas [nik-uh-luh s;; French nee-kaw-lah] /ˈnɪk ə ləs;; French ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1644–1717, North American fur trader and explorer in the Great Lakes region, born in France.
- person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- pesaro — a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- petro- — indicating stone or rock
- petrol — British. gasoline.
- phoner — a person making a telephone call
- pinero — Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- plexor — Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
- plomer — William (Charles Franklyn). 1903–73, British poet, novelist, and short-story writer, born in South Africa. His novels include Turbott Wolfe (1926) and The Case is Altered (1932)
- plover — any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Compare dotterel (def 1), killdeer, lapwing.
- poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- poiret — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1944, French fashion designer.
- poiser — a person or thing that poises.
- pokier — puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers.
- polder — a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- poller — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- pooler — a person taking part in a pool game
- poorer — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- pooter — a crimping tool used to crimp a ruff, as worn during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I
- popera — music drawing on opera or classical music and aiming for popular appeal
- popery — the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
- popler — A PLANNER-type language for the POP-2 environment.
- popper — Sir Karl (Raimund) [rey-muh nd] /ˈreɪ mənd/ (Show IPA), 1902–1994, British philosopher, born in Austria.
- porker — a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.
- porose — having pores; porous
- ported — Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
- porter — the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
- poseur — a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- posser — a short stick used for stirring clothes in a washtub
- poster — post horse.
- pother — commotion; uproar.