8-letter words containing p, r
- airspeed — An aircraft's airspeed is the speed at which it travels through the air.
- airstrip — An airstrip is a stretch of land which has been cleared so that aircraft can take off and land.
- algraphy — (formerly) an offset process employing an aluminum plate instead of a stone.
- alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
- amorphic — Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
- amperage — the magnitude of an electric current measured in amperes, esp the rated current of an electrical component or device
- amphorae — a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- amphoral — relating to or resembling an amphora
- amphoric — resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
- anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
- anapurna — Annapurna
- anatropy — (of a plant ovule) the condition of being inverted during development by a bending of the stalk causing the nucleus to point toward the base
- andropov — Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914–84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983–84)
- anephric — (pathology) Without functioning kidneys.
- anthrop. — anthropological
- antiporn — opposed to pornography
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- apaporis — a river in S central Colombia, in the Amazon system, flowing SE to the Japurá River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- apastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- aperient — laxative
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- aphorise — To create an aphorism.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
- apiaries — Plural form of apiary.
- apiarist — a person who studies or keeps bees
- apikoros — A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- apocarpy — the quality of being apocarpous
- apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
- apograph — a perfect copy or transcript
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- apospory — development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
- apparate — (obsolete) apparatus.
- apparell — Obsolete form of apparel.
- apparels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apparel.
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- appealer — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- appeared — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appearer — a person who appears
- appeaser — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appellor — the accuser or prosecutor
- appender — (computing) A software component that appends data to a computer file.
- apporter — (obsolete) A bringer in; an importer.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- apprisal — The act of apprising, of making aware, of informing.