5-letter words containing r, i, p
- piran — Saint. died c.480 ad, monk probably from Ireland who settled in Cornwall, giving his name to Perranporth. His flag, a white cross on a black background, is Cornwall's standard. Feast day: March 5
- pirog — a large pie filled with meat, vegetables, etc
- pitri — the legendary progenitor of any family.
- piura — a city in N Peru.
- plier — pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- poori — a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- praia — a republic consisting of a group of islands (Cape Verde Islands) in the Atlantic, W of Senegal in W Africa: formerly an overseas territory of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 1557 sq. mi. (4033 sq. km). Capital: Praia.
- prial — (in cards) a pair-royal
- priam — a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- price — Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
- prick — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
- pricy — expensive or unduly expensive: a pricey wine.
- pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
- pried — to try, test, or taste.
- prier — a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- pries — to try, test, or taste.
- prigs — Chiefly British. a thief.
- prill — to convert (a material) into a granular free-flowing form
- prima — (of a female) first among equals.
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- primi — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- primp — to dress or adorn with care.
- prims — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primy — prime
- prink — to deck or dress for show.
- print — to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
- prion — a tiny proteinaceous particle, likened to viruses and viroids, but having no genetic component, thought to be an infectious agent in bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and similar encephalopathies.
- prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
- prise — pry2 .
- prism — Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- priss — a prissy person.
- prius — (in prescriptions) before; former.
- priv. — private
- privy — participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to): Many persons were privy to the plot.
- prize — leverage.
- prodi — Romano (rəˈmɑːnəʊ). born 1939, Italian politician; prime minister (1996–98; 2006–08); president of the European Commission (1999–2004)
- proin — a prune, or dried plum
- purim — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- pyric — of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- rapid — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- recip — A recip is a pump which uses a backward and forward movement to move a fluid.
- redip — to dip again
- repic — the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repin — a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ripem — Riordan's Internet Privacy Enhanced Mail
- ripen — fruit, etc.: mature
- riper — having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- ripon — a city in N England, in North Yorkshire: cathedral (12th–16th centuries). Pop: 16 468 (2001)
- rupia — a type of skin eruption