8-letter words containing r, o, p, e
- geoprobe — a probing device used for sampling soil
- geropiga — a grape syrup used to sweeten inferior port wines
- gonopore — an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, especially in invertebrates.
- gospeler — a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- gossiper — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- groupage — the action of gathering people or objects into a group or groups
- groupers — Plural form of grouper.
- groupies — Plural form of groupie.
- grouplet — a small group
- guy rope — A guy rope is a rope or wire that has one end fastened to a tent or pole and the other end fixed to the ground, so that it keeps the tent or pole in position.
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- headrope — the part of a bolt-rope attached to the head of a sail
- heliport — a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- hepworth — Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- heroship — The character or personality of a hero.
- homeport — The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
- hoopster — a basketball player.
- hornpipe — an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- horopter — a projection of the points in the visual field corresponding to the aggregate of points registering on the two retinas.
- horsepox — a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.
- hypergol — any hypergolic agent.
- hyperion — Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
- hyperons — Plural form of hyperon.
- hyperope — A farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia.
- hypoderm — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- implored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- implorer — One who implores.
- implores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implore.
- impolder — to make into a polder; reclaim (land) from the sea
- imported — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- importee — an imported person or thing.
- importer — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- imposter — a tax; tribute; duty.
- imposure — the act of imposing: the imposure of a decree.
- improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- improved — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- improver — a person or thing that improves.
- improves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improve.
- in power — in authority
- inceptor — to take in; ingest.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- interpol — an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- iriscope — an instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- jerepigo — a usually red heavy dessert wine
- kompiler — (language) An early system on the IBM 701. Versions: KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701, KOMPILER 3 for IBM 704.