9-letter words containing pe
- field pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum arvense, grown for forage and silage.
- figpecker — A bird, the Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis.
- file type — (file format) The kind of data stored in a file. Most modern operating systems use the filename extension to determine the file type though others store this information elsewhere in the file system. The file type is used to choose an appropriate icon to represent the file in a GUI and the correct application with which to view, edit, run, or print the file. Different operating systems support different sets of file types though most agree on a large common set and allow arbitrary new types to be defined. See also MIME.
- fillipeen — philopena.
- firescape — to arrange the features of (a garden or other area of land) in a way that inhibits the spread of fire, for example by increasing the amount of open space and cultivating fire-resistant plants
- fissipeds — Plural form of fissiped.
- fivepence — A monetary amount of five pence.
- fivepenny — noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) long. Symbol: 5d.
- flopperoo — flop (def 11).
- flue pipe — an organ pipe having a flue.
- flypapers — Plural form of flypaper.
- flyperson — (theatre) Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre.
- flyspecks — Plural form of flyspeck.
- footropes — Plural form of footrope.
- fopperies — the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop.
- forepeaks — Plural form of forepeak.
- forespeak — to predict; foretell.
- forespent — forspent.
- fort peck — a dam on the Missouri River in NE Montana.
- fourpence — a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.
- fourpenny — Carpentry. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 cm) long. Symbol: 4d.
- fowl pest — an acute and usually fatal viral disease of domestic fowl, characterized by refusal to eat, high temperature, and discoloration of the comb and wattles
- fox grape — a vine, Vitis labrusca, chiefly of the northeastern U.S., from which numerous cultivated grape varieties have been developed.
- gallopers — Plural form of galloper.
- gang rape — If a woman is gang raped, several men force her to have sex with them.
- gang-rape — to force to have sexual intercourse with several persons.
- gantelope — gauntlet2 .
- gas pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).
- gas-pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).
- gaspergou — freshwater drum.
- geekspeak — Technical jargon regarded as characteristic of that used by computer enthusiasts.
- genotypes — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- glory-pea — either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers.
- good hope — Cape of Good Hope.
- goodspeed — Edgar Johnson, 1871–1962, U.S. Biblical scholar and translator.
- gooped up — sticky with goop
- gospelers — Plural form of gospeler.
- gospelise — evangelise
- gospelize — Preach the Gospel to; convert to Christianity.
- gospeller — a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- gosperism — /gos'p*r-izm/ A hack, invention, or saying due to arch-hacker R. William (Bill) Gosper. This notion merits its own term because there are so many of them. Many of the entries in HAKMEM are Gosperisms. See also life.
- gossipers — Plural form of gossiper.
- gossipped — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gossipper — a person who gossips
- gowpenful — an amount that can be contained in cupped hands
- grab rope — a rope supported to afford a hold for a person walking up a gangplank, working aloft, etc.
- grape ivy — a hairy vine, Cissus rhombifolia, native to tropical America, having glossy trifoliate leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- grapelice — lice that are destructive to grape plants
- grapelike — Resembling a grape or some aspect of grapes.
- grapeline — grapnel.