Words containing peris
5 letter words containing peris
- peris — one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
6 letter words containing peris
- perish — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
8 letter words containing peris
9 letter words containing peris
- copperish — resembling copper
- gosperism — /gos'p*r-izm/ A hack, invention, or saying due to arch-hacker R. William (Bill) Gosper. This notion merits its own term because there are so many of them. Many of the entries in HAKMEM are Gosperisms. See also life.
- pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
- pepperish — a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
10 letter words containing peris
- flapperish — in the style of a flapper
- periscopic — Optics. (of certain lenses in special microscopes, cameras, etc.) giving distinct vision obliquely, or all around, as well as, or instead of, in a direct line.
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- unperished — not perished
11 letter words containing peris
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- perissology — the use of a superfluity of words; an expression of something using more words than necessary
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
12 letter words containing peris
- imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
- perispomenon — (of a Greek word) bearing a circumflex accent on the last syllable
13 letter words containing peris
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
14 letter words containing peris
- antiperistasis — a real or imagined process in which one part increases the force of an opposing part
15 letter words containing peris
- antiperistalses — Plural form of antiperistalsis.
- antiperistalsis — contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal
- antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
16 letter words containing peris
- hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
17 letter words containing peris
- hyper-peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
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