9-letter words containing pe
- clonotype — (taxonomy) A herbarium specimen made from plants vegetatively propagated from (and thus clones of) the same plant from which a type specimen was made.
- cold type — typesetting done by a method other than the casting of molten type
- collotype — a method of lithographic printing from a flat surface of hardened gelatine: used mainly for fine-detail reproduction in monochrome or colour
- coloscope — a flexible, lighted, tubular instrument using fiber optics to permit visualization of the colon.
- compeered — an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- compelled — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- compeller — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- compendia — a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
- compering — a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- competent — Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
- competing — Competing ideas, requirements, or interests cannot all be right or satisfied at the same time.
- conoscope — a polarizing microscope for giving interference figures and for determining the principal axis of a crystal.
- contemper — to temper (something) by mixing with something of a different nature
- cooped up — If you say that someone is cooped up, you mean that they live or are kept in a place which is too small, or which does not allow them much freedom.
- cooperage — the craft, place of work, or products of a cooper
- cooperate — If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
- coopering — Present participle of cooper.
- cooperite — a mineral, sulfide and arsenide of platinum, occurring in igneous rocks in the form of steel-gray crystals.
- copesetic — fine; completely satisfactory; OK.
- copestone — a stone used to form a coping
- coppering — Present participle of copper.
- copperish — resembling copper
- cornopean — a cornet
- cowkeeper — (archaic) cowherd.
- cowperson — (politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender.
- crapelike — resembling crape
- crespelle — (plurale tantum) Small, folded pancakes, with a savoury (or sweet) filling, sometimes served with a sauce.
- cryoscope — any instrument used to determine the freezing point of a substance
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- curlpaper — a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
- curseperl — A curses library for Perl by the author of Perl, Larry Wall <[email protected]>. It comes with Perl.
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cyclopean — of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- dampening — to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
- data type — type
- date rape — Date rape is when a man rapes a woman whom he has met socially.
- deepening — becoming deeper
- demo tape — a tape with a sample of someone's music recorded on it
- dependant — Your dependants are the people you support financially, such as your children.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- dependeth — Archaic third-person singular form of depend.
- depending — to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report.
- depeopled — to depopulate.
- despeckle — (computer graphics) To remove speckles from.
- despenser — Hugh le, Earl of Winchester. 1262–1326, English statesman, a favourite of Edward II. Together with his son Hugh, the Younger (?1290–1326), he was executed by the king's enemies
- desperado — A desperado is someone who does illegal, violent things without worrying about the danger.
- desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- developer — A developer is a person or a company that buys land and builds houses, offices, shops, or factories on it, or buys existing buildings and makes them more modern.