9-Letter Words Containing PER

Here's the list of all the 623 9-Letter Words Containing PER in the English Language.

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operating
1. involved in a kind of operation
2. being in effect or operation
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operation
1. the state of being in effect or being operative
2. a business especially one run on a large scale
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paperback
1. (of books) having a flexible binding
2. a book with paper covers
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developer
1. someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
2. photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
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personnel
1. group of people willing to obey orders
2. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
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permanent
1. a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
2. not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
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newspaper
1. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
2. a business firm that publishes newspapers
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wallpaper
1. cover with wallpaper
2. a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
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expertise
1. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
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permitted
1. consent to, give permission; permit
2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
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perfectly
1. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
2. in a perfect or faultless way
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desperate
1. a person who is frightened and in need of help
2. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
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perceived
1. detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
2. detected by means of the senses
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performer
1. an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
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operative
1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
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pertinent
1. having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
2. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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hyperlink
1. a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
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cooperate
1. work together on a common enterprise or project
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paperwork
1. work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
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perpetual
1. continuing forever or indefinitely
2. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
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perimeter
1. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
2. a line enclosing a plane areas
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superstar
1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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perennial
1. (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
2. lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
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hypertext
1. machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
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supervise
1. watch and direct
2. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
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pervasive
1. spreading or spread throughout
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whispered
1. spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
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dispersed
1. distributed or spread over a considerable extent
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imperfect
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
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temperate
1. not extreme
2. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
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supernova
1. a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
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perfected
1. (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed
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perverted
1. (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
2. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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dispersal
1. the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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periphery
1. the outside boundary or surface of something
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perinatal
1. occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)
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uppercase
1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
2. relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
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repertory
1. a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
2. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
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perfusion
1. pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)
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peregrine
1. a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
2. migratory
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tampering
1. the act of altering something secretly or improperly
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sandpiper
1. any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
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pertussis
1. a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
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permeable
1. allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
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pampering
1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
2. gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires
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perplexed
1. full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
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innkeeper
1. the owner or manager of an inn
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supersede
1. take the place or move into the position of
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perturbed
1. thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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chaperone
1. accompany as a chaperone
2. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
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hyperbole
1. extravagant exaggeration
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sandpaper
1. rub with sandpaper
2. stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
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perdition
1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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pepperoni
1. a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)
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desperado
1. a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
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persevere
1. be persistent, refuse to stop
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uppermost
1. at or nearest to the top
2. in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind
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ampersand
1. a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)
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perchance
1. through chance
2. by chance
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persimmon
1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
2. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
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periscope
1. an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
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whisperer
1. one who speaks in a whisper
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persecute
1. cause to suffer
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perfumery
1. perfumes in general
2. store where perfumes are sold
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superfine
1. of extremely fine size or texture
2. excessively delicate or refined
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beekeeper
1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
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tempering
1. hardening something by heat treatment
2. moderating by making more temperate
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personage
1. another word for person; a person not meriting identification
2. a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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pimpernel
1. European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
2. any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
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distemper
1. any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
2. an angry and disagreeable mood
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layperson
1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
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hyperfine
1. extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components
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endosperm
1. nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
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imperious
1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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paperclip
1. a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
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aperiodic
1. not recurring at regular intervals
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kidnapper
1. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
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9-Letter Words Containing PER