8-Letter Words Starting with P: page 2

All 824 eight-letter words that start with P: page 2 of 3

PL

• playroom15n. A room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or...
• playsuit13n. A one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children.
• playtest13v. To test a newly developed game by playing it or having it played.
• playtime15n. Time for play or diversion.
• pleached16adj. Entwined, intertwined, interwoven, plaited.
• pleading12n. The act of making a plea.
• pleasant10adj. Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
• pleasing11adj. Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
• pleasure10n. A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
• pleather13n. Faux leather, usually made of polyurethane.
• pleating11n. An action or arrangement in which something is pleated.
• plebeian12n. A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
• plectrum14n. A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings...
• pledging13n. The making of a pledge.
• pleeease10adv. Elongated form of please.
• pleonasm12n. Redundancy in wording.
• plethora13n. An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
• pleurisy13n. Inflammation of lung pleura.
• plighted15adj. Having plights; pleated; plated; folded.
• plimsoll12n. A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a...
• plinking15n. A noise that plinks.
• pliosaur10n. Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest...
• plodding13adj. Progressing slowly and laboriously.
• plonking15n. A noise that plonks.
• plopping15n. The sound or action of something that plops.
• plotless10adj. Lacking a substantial plot (storyline).
• plotline10n. The basic plot of a story or group of stories.
• plotting11n. The act of scheming or making plots; machination.
• ploughed15adj. Turned over with the blade of a plough to create furrows (usually for...
• pluckily19adv. In a plucky manner.
• plucking17n. An act in which something is plucked.
• plugging13n. The act of stopping with a plug.
• plughole14n. The hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked...
• plumaged14adj. Having plumage.
• plumbago15n. A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
• plumbing15n. The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other...
• plumeria12n. Frangipani.
• plumping15n. The act by which something is plumped.
• plunging12adj. That descends steeply.
• plunking15n. A noise that plunks.
• plutonic12adj. Containing plutonium in a higher oxidation state.

PO

• poaching16n. Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging...
• pochette15n. A small handbag shaped like an envelope.
• pocketed17adj. Having a pocket; with pockets.
• pockmark22n. A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
• podiatry14n. Chiropody.
• podocyte16n. A cell of the visceral epithelium in the kidney.
• podzolic22adj. Resembling or relating to podzol.
• poetical12adj. Synonym of poetic.
• pogchamp20n. A term of endearment.
• poignant11adj. Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
• pointing11n. The action of the verb to point.
• poisoned11adj. Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.
• poisoner10n. A person who poisons something or someone.
• poitrine10n. The breastplate of a knight's armour.
• pokeweed18n. A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish...
• polarity13n. The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed...
• polarize19v. To cause to have a polarization.
• polaroid11n. A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or...
• polemics14n. The art or practice of making arguments or controversies.
• poleward14adj. Towards a (north or south) pole.
• policial12adj. Relating to the police.
• policing13n. Monitoring or regulation.
• polished14adj. Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
• polisher13n. A person who makes something smooth or shiny.
• politeia10n. Citizenship.
• politely13adv. In a polite manner.
• politick16v. To engage in political activity.
• politics12n. A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects...
• pollster10n. A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.
• polluted11adj. Made unclean or impure.
• polluter10n. A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or...
• pollywog17n. A tadpole.
• poloidal11adj. Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a poloid.
• polonium12n. A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic...
• poltroon10n. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
• polycarp17n. A polycarpic plant.
• polycomb19n. A protein (or one of a larger group) whose function is to modify gene...
• polyfill16n. A synthetic textile used for bulk or insulation, e.g., in stuffed...
• polyfoam18n. Any of various materials, made from synthetic polymers, that have a...
• polygala14n. Any milkwort of the genus Polygala.
• polygamy19n. The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one...
• polyglot14n. A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a...
• polygram16n. A figure consisting of many lines.
• polygyny20n. The state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time...
• polyline13n. A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
• polymath18n. A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
• polypoid16adj. Resembling a polyp.
• polypore15n. Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes...
• polysemy18n. The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or...
• polysome15n. A polyribosome.
• polytech18n. A polytechnic.
• polytope15n. A geometric shape (of any number of dimensions) which is fully enclosed...
• polytron13n. A homogenizer, especially one manufactured by Polytron.
• polyurea13n. Any of a class of polymeric elastomers whose repeat unit is a...
• polyuria13n. The production of an abnormally large amount of urine; one symptom of...
• pomander13n. A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a...
• pomodoro13n. A 25-minute time interval spent working (followed by a five-minute...
• pomology16n. The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit.
• poncelet12n. An obsolete French unit of power, equal to the power required to raise...
• pondweed15n. Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus.
• pontifex20n. A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
• ponytail13n. A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail"...
• poolroom12n. A room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.
• poolside11adj. By the side of a pool.
• poorness10n. The quality of being poor.
• popinjay22n. A parrot.
• poppadom17n. A thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or...
• popsicle14n. Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.
• populace14n. The common people of a nation.
• populate12v. To supply with inhabitants; to people.
• populism14n. A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and...
• populist12n. A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who...
• populous12adj. Having a large population.
• poreless10adj. Without pores.
• porosity13n. The state of being porous.
• porphyry21n. A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained...
• porpoise12n. A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and...
• porridge12n. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred...
• portable12adj. Able to be carried or easily moved.
• portaloo10n. A portable toilet.
• porteous10n. A portable breviary.
• porthole13n. A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
• porticus12n. A small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and...
• portland11n. The land around a port.
• portrait10n. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and...
• portress10n. A female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building).
• portside11adj. On the port (left) side of a ship.
• positing11n. The process by which one posits.
• position10n. A place or location.
• positive13adj. Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
• positron10n. The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a...
• possible12adj. Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
• possibly15adv. Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly...
• postcard13n. A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used...
• postcode13n. A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the...
• postdate11v. To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time.
• postgame13adj. Following a game, usually specifically a sporting match.
• posthole13n. A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much...
• postlude11n. The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the...
• postmark16n. A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating...
• postpaid13adj. Having the cost of postage already paid or included in the price.
• postpone12v. To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
• posttest10n. A test given after an event or experience.
• postural10adj. Relating to posture.
• potassic12adj. Containing potassium.
• potbelly15n. A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
• potently13adv. In a potent manner; powerfully.
• potholed14adj. Having potholes in its surface.
• potlatch15n. A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest...
• potsherd14n. A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
• poubelle12n. A garbage can.
• poultice12n. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is...
• pouncing13n. The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
• poundage12n. A charge based on the weight of something in pounds.
• pounding12n. An act in which something or someone is pounded.
• pourable12adj. Able to be poured.
• pourover13n. A style of coffee prepared by manually pouring hot water over the...
• povidone14n. A powdered form of polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used as a dispersing...
• powdered15adj. Which has been made into a powder.
• powerful16adj. Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
• poxvirus20n. Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox...
• pozzolan28n. Any material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits...

PR

• practice14n. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
• practise12v. To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that...
• practive15adj. Active or practical.
• praising11n. An act of giving praise.
• prancing13adj. That prances.
• prandial11adj. Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.
• pranking15n. A showy adornment.
• prankish17adj. Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
• prashant13n. A croissant.
• pratfall13n. A fall onto the buttocks.
• pratique19n. Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with...
• prazosin19n. An alpha-blocker used chiefly as a smooth muscle relaxant, especially...
• preacher15n. Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially...
• preamble14n. A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory...
• prebuilt12adj. Built in advance.
• precheck21v. To check in advance.
• precinct14n. An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
• precious12adj. Of high value or worth.
• preclude13v. To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to...
• precrime14adj. Before a crime.
• predator11n. Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant...
• predella11n. A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.
• preening11n. A grooming or posturing.
• prefaced16adj. Having a preface.
• prefetch18v. To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need.
• prefixed21adj. Having a (specified) prefix.
• preggers12adj. Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.
• pregnane11n. The parent hydrocarbon for a range of steroids including the...
• pregnant11adj. Carrying developing offspring within the body.
• prehnite13n. A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which...
• prehuman15adj. Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens.
• preimage13n. For a given function, the set of all elements of the domain that are...
• prejudge19v. To form a judgment of (something) in advance.
• preloved14adj. Used; previously owned by somebody else.
• prematch17adj. Occurring before or in preparation for a match.
• premiere12n. The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often...
• premised13adj. Having a specified premise.
• premises12n. Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as...
• premixed20adj. Mixed prior to use or sale.
• premolar12n. A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth...
• premotor12adj. Near the front of the motor cortex.
• prenatal10adj. Being or happening before birth.
• prentice12n. An apprentice.
• preoptic14adj. In front of the optic chiasm.
• preorder11v. To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.
• prepared13adj. Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
• preparer12n. One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.
• prepping15n. The action or process of preparing something, or preparing for...
• prepress12adj. Before going to press.
• preprint12n. A preliminary form of an academic paper that has not yet been published...
• prepulse12n. A weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent...
• presales10adj. Before a product is sold.
• presence12n. The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or...
• presents10n. The contents of the present document: the one in which the word...
• preserve13n. A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
• presider11n. Someone who presides; a leader, an overseer, a president.
• presidio11n. A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish...
• pressing11adj. Needing urgent attention.
• pression10n. Pressure or an act of applying pressure.
• pressman12n. Someone who operates a printing press.
• pressure10n. A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
• prestige11n. The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how...
• presumed13adj. Appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations...
• pretence12n. British standard spelling of pretense.
• pretense10n. The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false...
• pretreat10v. To give something a treatment prior to another operation.
• pretrial10adj. Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
• prettify16v. To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in...
• prettily13adv. In a pretty manner.
• previous13adj. Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
• priapism14n. A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect...
• pricking17adj. That pricks; pricky.
• prideful14adj. Full of pride.
• priestly13adj. Of or relating to priests.
• priggish15adj. Like a prig.
• primarch17n. The main leader of a group.
• primeval15adj. Belonging to the first ages.
• primping15n. The act of one who primps.
• primrose12n. A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
• princely15adj. Relating to a prince.
• princeps14n. The title of the Roman emperor during the principate.
• princess12n. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a...
• principe14n. An Italian prince.
• printery13n. A printworks.
• printing11n. The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked...
• printout10n. Something printed on paper, usually a copy generated by a printer...
• prioress10n. A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess)...
• priority13n. An item's relative importance.
• prisoner10n. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
• pristine10adj. Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
• privates13n. The genitalia; those body parts that are not normally displayed...
• prizeman21n. The (male) winner of a prize.
• probable14adj. Likely or most likely to be true.
• probably17adv. In all likelihood.
• problema14n. A problem set forth in the Ancient Greek scholarly tradition.
• problemo14n. Problem.
• procaine12n. A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local...
• proceeds13n. Revenue; gross revenue.
• proclaim14v. To announce or declare.
• procurer12n. A person who procures or obtains things.
• prodding13n. The act of giving a prod.
• prodigal12adj. Wastefully extravagant.
• prodrome13n. An introductory or preliminary book or treatise.
• producer13n. An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
• profaned14adj. Treated with irreverence or without due respect.
• profiled14adj. That has undergone profiling.
• profiler13n. A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a...
• profilin13n. An actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic turnover and...
• profonde14n. A secret pocket in a magician's coat, used in vanishing tricks etc.
• profound14adj. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth...
• profunda14n. A deep-seated artery, as of the arm, neck, or leg.
• progeria11n. An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects...
• prograde12adj. Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies...
• programm15n. Same as programme.
• progress11n. Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time...
• prohibit15v. To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or...
• projects19n. One or more high-density urban housing developments for residents...
• prolapse12v. To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude...
• prolific15adj. Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants...
• prologue11n. A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or...
• promised13adj. Predicted; expected; anticipated.
• promisee12n. A person who receives a promise.
• promisor12n. One who engages or undertakes; a promiser.
• promoter12n. One who promotes.
• promotor12n. A full professor of a Dutch, Flemish, South African, or German...
• prompter14n. The person who does the prompting.
• promptly17adv. Both soon and quickly.
• pronated11adj. Placed in a prone position.
• pronator10n. Any muscle that produces pronation.
• pronotal10adj. Of or pertaining to the pronotum.
• pronotum12n. The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects.
• proofing14n. A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast...
• propanol12n. 1-propanol, n-propanol, propyl alcohol, propan-1-ol, n-propyl alcohol...
• properly15adv. In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably.
• property15n. Something that is owned.
• prophage16n. The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is...
• prophase15n. The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form...
• prophecy20n. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine...
• prophesy18v. To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
• propofol15n. A sedating and hypnotic agent C₁₂H₁₈O administered intravenously to...
• propolis12n. An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin...
• proposal12n. A scheme or design.
• proposed13adj. Suggested or planned but not yet implemented.
• propound13v. To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
• proppant14n. Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid...
• propping15n. The act by which something is propped.
• proprium14n. A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them...
• proptech17n. The application of information technology to real-estate markets.
• prorogue11v. To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of...
• prosodic13adj. Of, or relating to, prosody.
• prospect14n. The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an...
• prospekt16n. In Russia, a broad, multilane and very long straight street in urban...
• prostate10n. The prostate gland.
• prostyle13adj. Having pillars only along the front side.
• prosumer12n. A person in postindustrial society who combines the economic roles of...
• protasis10n. The first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are...
• protease10n. An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
• proteome12n. The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.
• protocol12n. The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction...
• protogen11n. A fictional anthropomorphic (furry) cyborg with a robotic chest and...
• protonic12adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of protons.
• protract12v. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
• protrude11v. To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or...
• provable15adj. Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
• provably18adv. With proof; in a provable manner.
• provided15conj. Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).
• provider14n. One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for...
• province15n. A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
• proviral13adj. Of or pertaining to a provirus.
• provirus13n. A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a...
• provoker17n. A person who provokes.
• prowling14n. The act of one who prowls.
• proximal19adj. Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
• prudence13n. The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment...
• pruinose10adj. Having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.
• prunella10n. A member of the genus Prunella of herbaceous plants, the allheals.
• prurient10adj. Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or...
• pruritic12adj. Itchy; especially, intensely so.
• pruritus10n. Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by...

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• psalmist12n. A composer of psalms.
• psalmody16n. The singing or the writing of psalms.
• psaltery13n. A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with...
• psilocin12n. 4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most...
• psionics12n. Mental powers, especially those under conscious control, that affect...
• psoralen10n. Any of a group of furanocoumarins, from the seeds of various plants...
• psybient15n. A musical genre that is a fusion of psytrance and ambient.
• psychics20n. Psychology.
• psyllium15n. Any of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.

PT

• ptomaine12n. Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.

PU

• pubertal12adj. Of or pertaining to puberty.
• publican14n. The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern...
• publicly17adv. In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
• puccinia14n. Any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.
• puddling13n. The action of forming a puddle.
• pudendal12adj. Relating to or near the pudendum.
• pueblito12n. A small pueblo or village.
• puffball18n. Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown...
• pugilism13n. Fighting with fists.
• pugilist11n. One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize...
• puissant10adj. Powerful, mighty, having authority.
• pullback18n. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
• pullover13n. A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater...
• pulmonic14adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.
• pulpitis12n. A reversible or irreversible inflammation of the tooth pulp which is in...
• pulpwood16n. Wood, usually softwood, used for pulping to make paper.
• pulsator10n. Any pulsating astronomical object.
• pulvinar13n. A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
• pulvinus13n. A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of...
• pumpable16adj. Able to be pumped.
• punchbag18n. A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other...
• puncheon15n. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
• punching16n. An incident in which someone is punched.
• punchout15n. Strikeout.
• punctate12adj. Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
• punctual12adj. Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
• puncture12n. The act or an instance of puncturing.
• punditry14n. The state of being a pundit.
• pungency16n. The state of being pungent.
• punished14adj. That has been the object of punishment.
• punisher13n. One who punishes.
• punitive13adj. Inflicting punishment; punishing.
• puparium14n. An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an...
• pupation12n. The act or process of pupating.
• puppetry17n. The art of making, and performing with puppets.
• purblind13adj. Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
• purchase15n. The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price...
• purebred13adj. Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
• pureness10n. The quality of being pure; purity.
• purified14adj. Made or rendered pure or more pure.
• purifier13n. A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities).
• purplish15adj. Somewhat purple in colour/color.
• purposed13adj. Intentional, deliberate.
• purpuric14adj. Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood...
• purrfect15adj. Perfect, in contexts relating to cats.
• purslane10n. Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent...
• pursuant10adj. That pursues.
• pursuing11n. Pursuit.

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