7-letter words containing r, e, p, u
- gyplure — a synthetic form of the sex pheromone of the female gypsy moth, used in traps to attract males.
- hepburn — Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.
- impured — Simple past tense and past participle of impure.
- imputer — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- jumpers — Plural form of jumper.
- jumpier — Comparative form of jumpy.
- juniper — any evergreen, coniferous shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus, especially J. communis, having cones that resemble dark-blue or blackish berries used in flavoring gin and in medicine as a diuretic.
- jupiter — Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Compare Zeus.
- kiepura — Jan (Wiktor) [yahn vik-tawr] /yɑn ˈvɪk tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904?–66, Polish tenor.
- kouprey — a wild ox, Bibos (Novibos) sauveli, of Laos and Cambodia, having a blackish-brown body with white markings on the back and feet: an endangered species.
- leprous — Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- lumpers — Plural form of lumper.
- lumpier — Comparative form of lumpy.
- netburp — (networking, chat) (Or "netsplit") When netlag gets really bad, and delays between IRC servers exceed a certain threshhold, the network effectively becomes partitioned for a period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing off at the same time and then signing back on again when things get better. An instance of this is called a "netburp" (or, sometimes, netsplit).
- orpheus — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- outpeer — to surpass (a rival)
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- pandure — bandore.
- panurge — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parquet — a floor composed of short strips or blocks of wood forming a pattern, sometimes with inlays of other woods or other materials.
- parture — departure
- parulel — "The PARULEL Parallel Rule Language", S. Stolfo et al, Proc 1991 Intl Conf Parallel Proc, CRC Press 1991, pp.36-45.
- parvenu — a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
- pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- percuss — Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- perdure — to continue or last permanently; endure.
- perfume — a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.
- perfumy — perfumed; scented; fragrant
- perfuse — to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
- perique — a strong, rich-flavored tobacco produced in Louisiana, usually blended with other tobaccos.
- peritus — a Catholic theological expert and consultant who gives advice at an ecumenical council of the church
- perjure — to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation: The witness perjured herself when she denied knowing the defendant.
- perjury — the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
- perk up — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- permute — to alter; change.
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- perseus — a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
- persius — (Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- perturb — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- pertuse — punctured or perforated
- perugia — a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- peruked — having or wearing the type of hair-piece known as a peruke
- perukes — a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.
- perusal — a reading: a perusal of the current books.
- peruser — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
- peruzzi — Baldassare Tommaso [bahl-dahs-sah-re tawm-mah-zaw] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- picture — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.