7-letter words containing r, e, p, u
- piraeus — a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- pirogue — piragua (def 1).
- pleurae — Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- pleural — Anatomy. of or relating to the pleura.
- pleuro- — of or relating to the side
- pleuron — the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- plexure — the act of weaving together or something which has been interwoven
- plucker — to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- plugger — a person or thing that plugs.
- plumber — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- plumery — a collection of plumes
- plummer — the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- plumper — a heavy or sudden fall.
- plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- plunger — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- plunker — a person or thing that plunks.
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- poulter — a member of staff within e.g. a monastery or royal household, responsible for the supply of poultry
- pounder — a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination): He caught only one fish, but it was an eight-pounder.
- pre-buy — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- precoup — of or pertaining to the period before a coup
- precure — the process of curing a synthetic resin prior to subjecting it to another process
- predusk — the period before dusk
- prefund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- prelude — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- premune — having immunity to a disease as a result of latent infection
- prepuce — the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
- prepupa — an insect in the nonfeeding, inactive stage between the larval period and the pupal period.
- prequel — a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age.
- prerupt — abrupt
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- preyful — predatory
- primeur — anything (esp fruit or wine) produced early
- procure — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profuse — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proneur — a flatterer
- pronuke — pronuclear1 .
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- prouder — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- prudent — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- prudery — excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc.
- puberal — of, relating to, or characteristic of puberty.
- puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- puckery — puckered.
- puerile — of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- puffery — undue or exaggerated praise.
- pugaree — pugree.
- puggree — pugree.