7-letter words containing p, r, o
- pereion — (in a crustacean) the thorax.
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- pergola — an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- pericon — Argentinian dance
- peridot — a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- perigon — an angle of 360°.
- 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-
- person- — person (of either sex)
- persona — a person.
- persons — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- persson — Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- perv on — to make unwanted sexual advances towards
- petitor — a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- petrog. — petrography
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- pharaoh — a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
- phorate — a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 1 7 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- phorbol — the parent alcohol, C 2 0 H 2 8 O 6 , of certain carcinogenic compounds in croton oil.
- phorcys — a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- phreno- — mind or brain
- pibgorn — an ancient wind instrument of Wales resembling the hornpipe.
- pibroch — (in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
- picador — one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- piefort — piedfort.
- pierogi — a small dough envelope filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese, or vegetables, crimped to seal the edge and then boiled or fried, typically served with sour cream or onions.
- pierrot — a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- piffero — a type of small rustic oboe from Italy
- pignora — property held as security for a debt.
- pilcorn — a type of oat (Avena nuda) with an edible seed that can be husked easily
- pilcrow — a paragraph mark.
- pillory — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pinwork — (in the embroidery of needlepoint lace) crescent-shaped stitches raised from the surface of the design.
- pinworm — a small nematode worm, Enterobius vermicularis, infesting the intestine and migrating to the rectum and anus, especially in children.
- pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pirogen — (used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- pirogue — piragua (def 1).
- pissoir — a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- pitprop — a support beam in a mine shaft
- pivoter — someone who pivots
- pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- pledgor — a person who deposits personal property as a pledge.
- plerion — a filled-centre supernova remnant in which radiation is emitted by the centre as well as the shell
- pleroma — the state of total fullness or abundance, relating particularly to the nature of God
- plerome — the central column in a growing stem or root
- plessor — plexor.
- pleuro- — of or relating to the side