8-letter words containing p, r, o
- appellor — the accuser or prosecutor
- apporter — (obsolete) A bringer in; an importer.
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- approver — a person who approves
- approves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apronful — the quantity that can be held in an apron
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- arapahoe — Arapaho.
- araponga — any of four species of South American birds of the genus Procnias, each having a bell-like call
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- artotype — collotype.
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- atrophia — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attercop — a spider
- autocarp — any fruit that is produced through self-fertilization
- autoharp — a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
- backdrop — A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- bebopper — A musician or aficionado of bebop music.
- bepowder — to cover with powder
- biograph — a biographical summary
- biomorph — a set of two-dimensional branching biomorphic images that can be used to illustrate evolutionary concepts
- biotroph — a parasitic organism, esp a fungus
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- board up — If you board up a door or window, you fix pieces of wood over it so that it is covered up.
- boltrope — a rope sewn to the foot or luff of a sail to strengthen it
- bonporti — Francesco Antonio. 1672–1749, Italian composer and violinist, noted esp for his Invenzioni (1712), a series of short instrumental suites
- bosporus — strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
- bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
- brampton — city in SE Ontario, Canada, near Toronto: pop. 268,000
- bricktop — a person having red or reddish-brown hair.
- c-prolog — (language, Prolog) An implementation of Prolog in C, developed by F. Pereira <[email protected]> et al in July 1982. It had no garbage collection. It is not in the public domain.
- calthrop — any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- camporee — a local meeting or assembly of Scouts
- canephor — a sculpted figure carrying a basket on his or her head
- cap rock — a layer of rock that overlies a salt dome and consists of limestone, gypsum, etc
- capeador — a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- capework — the use of the cape by the matador