5-letter words containing p, r
- porte — a city in NW Indiana.
- porto — Portuguese name of Oporto.
- porty — resembling port; affected by port
- poser — wannabe, pretentious person
- power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- pparc — Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
- prado — an art gallery in Madrid housing an important collection of Spanish paintings
- prae- — pre-
- praha — a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- prahu — proa.
- praia — a republic consisting of a group of islands (Cape Verde Islands) in the Atlantic, W of Senegal in W Africa: formerly an overseas territory of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 1557 sq. mi. (4033 sq. km). Capital: Praia.
- prana — Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- prang — to collide with; bump into.
- prank — a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- praos — proa.
- prase — a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- prato — a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pratt — Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- prawn — any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.
- prays — to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- pre-u — (in Britain) a public examination for secondary school pupils wishing to enter university, offered as an alternative to A level
- pred. — predicate
- predy — (of a ship) prepared or ready for sailing or action
- preed — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- prees — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pref. — preface
- pregl — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- preon — a hypothetical component of a quark
- pres. — President
- presa — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prese — a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- prest — ready.
- preta — a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prev. — previous
- prexy — a president, especially of a college or university.
- preys — an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- prial — (in cards) a pair-royal
- priam — a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- price — Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
- prick — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
- pricy — expensive or unduly expensive: a pricey wine.
- pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
- pried — to try, test, or taste.
- prier — a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- pries — to try, test, or taste.
- prigs — Chiefly British. a thief.
- prill — to convert (a material) into a granular free-flowing form