7-letter words starting with per
- perlite — a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- perlman — Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- permian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era occurring from about 280 to 230 million years ago and characterized by a profusion of amphibian species.
- permute — to alter; change.
- peronei — 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.
- peroral — administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- peroxy- — indicating the presence of the peroxide group, -O–O-
- perpend — a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
- perpent — perpend1 .
- perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- perrier — an effervescent mineral water from a spring in southern France
- perrine — a town in S Florida.
- persalt — (in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- persant — sharp or stabbing
- perseid — any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- perseus — a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
- persian — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- persist — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- persius — (Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- person- — person (of either sex)
- persona — a person.
- persons — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- perspex — acrylic material: artificial glass
- persson — Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- pertain — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- pertest — boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
- perturb — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- pertuse — punctured or perforated
- perugia — a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- peruked — having or wearing the type of hair-piece known as a peruke
- perukes — a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.
- perusal — a reading: a perusal of the current books.
- peruser — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
- peruzzi — Baldassare Tommaso [bahl-dahs-sah-re tawm-mah-zaw] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter.
- perv on — to make unwanted sexual advances towards
- pervade — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.