8-letter words containing u, n, p, r
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parvenue — a woman who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for her new position
- pauldron — a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- pendular — of or relating to a pendulum.
- penumbra — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- per unit — Per unit is a way of expressing the value of a quantity in terms of a reference or base quantity.
- perilune — the point in a lunar orbit that is nearest to the moon.
- perineum — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- peroneus — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- perugino — (Pietro Vannucci) 1446–1524, Italian painter.
- peruvian — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- pin curl — a small section of hair wound in a circle and secured with a hairpin to set it in a curl
- pin-curl — to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins.
- planuria — an expulsion of urine from an abnormal opening
- postburn — after injury from burns
- prankful — full of pranks or mischief, tending to play pranks
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- pressrun — the running of a printing press for a specific job: The pressrun will take about an hour.
- preunion — a meeting in advance of a permanent union
- preunite — to unite in advance
- preussen — German name of Prussia.
- printout — output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- pronotum — the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pronouns — any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
- propound — to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
- proturan — a proturan insect; telsontail.
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- prounion — the act of uniting two or more things.
- prud'hon — Pierre Paul [pyer pawl] /pyɛr pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Pierre Prudon) 1758–1823, French painter.
- prudence — a female given name.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- prunella — a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
- prunelle — a sweet, brown, French liqueur distilled from plums.
- prurient — having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- prussian — of or relating to Prussia or its inhabitants.
- pulvinar — a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god. a cushioned seat at a circus.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- punditry — the opinions or methods of pundits.
- pundonor — a point of honour
- punisher — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- purblind — nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- purelink — An incremental linker from Pure Software.
- pureness — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- purfling — to finish with an ornamental border.
- puritans — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.