6-letter words containing P
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter P. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate P within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| please | 8 | give pleasure to or be pleasing to | These colors please the senses |
| people | 10 | the common people generally | power to the people |
| pretty | 11 | to certain extent or degree | pretty big |
| police | 10 | the force of policemen and officers | - |
| person | 8 | a human being | there was too much for one person to do |
| happen | 13 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here |
| stupid | 9 | lacking intelligence | - |
| couple | 10 | link together | can we couple these proposals? |
| report | 8 | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | - |
| simple | 10 | apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | the simple passage of time was enough |
| expect | 17 | regard something as probable or likely | The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow |
| public | 12 | people in general considered as a whole | he is a hero in the eyes of the public |
| except | 17 | take exception to | - |
| accept | 12 | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | I cannot accept your invitation |
| prison | 8 | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | - |
| passed | 9 | - | - |
| played | 12 | (of games) engaged in | the loosely played game |
| spirit | 8 | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | - |
| escape | 10 | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion | We escaped to our summer house for a few days |
| asleep | 8 | lacking sensation | my foot is asleep |
| simply | 13 | in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | they lived very simply |
| planet | 8 | (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction | - |
| papers | 10 | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | - |
| picked | 15 | - | - |
| weapon | 11 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | he was licensed to carry a weapon |
| prince | 10 | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) | - |
| prefer | 11 | select as an alternative over another | - |
| paying | 12 | yielding a fair profit | - |
| opened | 9 | not sealed or having been unsealed | the opened package lay on the table |
| plenty | 11 | as much as necessary | I've had plenty, thanks |
| pardon | 9 | accept an excuse for | - |
| player | 11 | someone who takes part in an activity | he was a major player in setting up the corporation |
| priest | 8 | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion | - |
| spring | 9 | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | - |
| period | 9 | an amount of time | a time period of 30 years |
| spread | 9 | fully extended in width | outspread wings |
| repeat | 8 | to say, state, or perform again | - |
| hoping | 12 | - | - |
| 14 | an enclosed space | the trapped miners found a pocket of air | |
| pissed | 9 | very drunk | - |
| temple | 10 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
| speech | 13 | (language) communication by word of mouth | his speech was garbled |
| appear | 10 | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | This appears to be a very difficult problem |
| proper | 10 | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs | everything in its proper place |
| palace | 10 | a large and stately mansion | - |
| spoken | 12 | uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination | a spoken message |
| poison | 8 | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | - |
| sports | 8 | - | - |
| expert | 15 | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | an expert job |
| policy | 13 | written contract or certificate of insurance | you should have read the small print on your policy |
| script | 10 | something written by hand | - |
| troops | 8 | soldiers collectively | - |
| joseph | 18 | leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) | - |
| deeply | 12 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | They felt the loss deeply |
| pushed | 12 | - | - |
| nephew | 14 | a son of your brother or sister | - |
| poetry | 11 | literature in metrical form | - |
| empire | 10 | a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | - |
| prayer | 11 | earnest or urgent request | - |
| supply | 13 | circulate or distribute or equip with | supply blankets for the beds |
| option | 8 | the act of choosing or selecting | - |
| passes | 8 | - | - |
| corpse | 10 | the dead body of a human being | the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse |
| packed | 15 | extremely crowed or filled to capacity | stands jam-packed with fans |
| polish | 11 | make (a surface) shine | polish my shoes |
| placed | 11 | situated in a particular spot or position | strategically placed artillery |
| praise | 8 | an expression of approval and commendation | he always appreciated praise for his work |
| backup | 16 | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | - |
| spider | 9 | a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | - |
| impact | 12 | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat | - |
| potato | 8 | annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous | - |
| ripped | 11 | stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) | - |
| bishop | 13 | a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ | - |
| powder | 12 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
| punish | 11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again |
| supper | 10 | a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime | - |
| profit | 11 | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) | - |
| psycho | 16 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| sample | 10 | take a sample of | - |
| creepy | 13 | causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin | a creepy story |
| patrol | 8 | maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol | - |
| polite | 8 | marked by refinement in taste and manners | polite society |
| parent | 8 | look after a child until it is an adult | - |
| parker | 12 | United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) | - |
| makeup | 14 | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance | - |
| temper | 10 | a sudden outburst of anger | his temper sparked like damp firewood |
| permit | 10 | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen | This permits the water to rush in |
| deputy | 12 | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent | - |
| carpet | 10 | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | - |
| repair | 8 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | She repaired her TV set |
| copies | 10 | - | - |
| appeal | 10 | attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates | his smile was part of his appeal to her |
| upside | 9 | the highest or uppermost side of anything | - |
| purple | 10 | a purple color or pigment | - |
| sleeps | 8 | - | - |
| pillow | 11 | rest on or as if on a pillow | pillow your head |
| parked | 13 | that have been left | there were four parked cars across the street |
| apples | 10 | - | - |
| cooper | 10 | United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) | - |
| proved | 12 | established beyond doubt | - |
| triple | 8 | increase threefold | - |
| pistol | 8 | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | - |
| parade | 9 | march in a procession | the veterans paraded down the street |
| sleepy | 11 | ready to fall asleep | beginning to feel sleepy |
| pepper | 12 | attack and bombard with or as if with missiles | - |
| depend | 10 | have faith or confidence in | - |
| pirate | 8 | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | - |
| picnic | 12 | a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | - |
| kidnap | 13 | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | The industrialist's son was kidnapped |
| orphan | 11 | a child who has lost both parents | - |
| campus | 12 | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
| gossip | 9 | a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | - |
| porter | 8 | a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) | - |
| pencil | 10 | a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face | an eyebrow pencil |
| plague | 9 | any epidemic disease with a high death rate | - |
| puppet | 12 | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | - |
| pastor | 8 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | - |
| posted | 9 | publicly displayed | the posted speed limit |
| peanut | 8 | widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground | - |
| recipe | 10 | directions for making something | - |
| phrase | 11 | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | - |
| proven | 11 | established beyond doubt | a proven liar |
| poster | 8 | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement | a poster advertised the coming attractions |
| shaped | 12 | shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | a shaped handgrip |
| puzzle | 26 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
| shrimp | 13 | disparaging terms for small people | - |
| spying | 12 | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes | - |
| expose | 15 | to show, make visible or apparent | - |
| pledge | 10 | a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event | - |
| potter | 8 | work lightly | The old lady is pottering around in the garden |
| spends | 9 | - | - |
| petrol | 8 | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines | - |
| pursue | 8 | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | She pursued many activities |
| murphy | 16 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| chapel | 13 | a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar | he was late for chapel |
| trophy | 14 | something given as a token of victory | - |
| parole | 8 | a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | - |
| pigeon | 9 | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs | - |
| superb | 10 | of surpassing excellence | a superb actor |
| harper | 11 | someone who plays the harp | - |
| aspect | 10 | the feelings expressed on a person's face | - |
| apollo | 8 | (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis | - |
| sniper | 8 | a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place | - |
| crappy | 15 | very bad | - |
| copper | 12 | a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper | - |
| keeper | 12 | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | - |
| creeps | 10 | a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait | - |
| parish | 11 | a local church community | - |
| expand | 16 | exaggerate or make bigger | - |
| splash | 11 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
| daphne | 12 | any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers | - |
| pierce | 10 | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | - |
| spooky | 15 | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | - |
| depths | 12 | (plural) the deepest and most remote part | from the depths of darkest Africa |
| gospel | 9 | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings | - |
| preach | 13 | deliver a sermon | The minister is not preaching this Sunday |
| packet | 14 | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together | - |
| palmer | 10 | United States golfer (born in 1929) | - |
| laptop | 10 | a portable computer small enough to use in your lap | - |
| parrot | 8 | a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated | - |
| pickup | 16 | the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | his car has a lot of pickup |
| whoops | 14 | - | - |
| jumper | 17 | a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing | - |
| grapes | 9 | - | - |
| purely | 11 | restricted to something | - |
| sloppy | 13 | not fitting closely; hanging loosely | - |
| parlor | 8 | reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | - |
| update | 9 | bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data | tonight, I will update my operating system |
| purity | 11 | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | - |
| copied | 11 | - | - |
| patron | 8 | a regular customer | - |
| phoebe | 13 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | - |
| tipped | 11 | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | - |
| jasper | 15 | an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone | - |
| openly | 11 | in an open way | he openly flaunted his affection for his sister |
| hopper | 13 | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | - |
| portal | 8 | a short vein that carries blood into the liver | - |
| pickle | 14 | informal terms for a difficult situation | - |
| sponge | 9 | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
| occupy | 15 | consume all of one's attention or time | - |
| diaper | 9 | garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | - |
| potion | 8 | a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage | - |
| repent | 8 | turn away from sin or do penitence | - |
| partly | 11 | to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | I felt partly to blame |
| paddle | 10 | a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat | - |
| scrape | 10 | a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) | - |
| oppose | 10 | contrast with equal weight or force | - |
| poetic | 10 | of or relating to poetry | poetic works |
| pumped | 13 | tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline | we were really pumped up for the race |
| tapped | 11 | in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug | latex from tapped rubber trees |
| poorly | 11 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | feeling poorly |
| perish | 11 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | The children perished in the fire |
| typing | 12 | writing done with a typewriter | - |
| impose | 10 | impose something unpleasant | - |
| sparks | 12 | - | - |
| import | 10 | having important effects or influence | - |
| bumper | 12 | a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast) | we quaffed a bumper of ale |
| poking | 13 | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | - |
| hippie | 13 | someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | - |
| employ | 13 | engage or hire for work | How many people has she employed? |
| nipple | 10 | the small projection of a mammary gland | - |
| depart | 9 | move away from a place into another direction | The train departs at noon |
| upbeat | 10 | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles |
| rapist | 8 | someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse | - |
| ripper | 10 | a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife | - |
| grumpy | 14 | annoyed and irritable | - |
| parted | 9 | having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes | - |
| panama | 10 | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | - |
| plasma | 10 | the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended | - |
| parcel | 10 | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together | - |
| pastry | 11 | a dough of flour and water and shortening | - |
| piglet | 9 | a young pig | - |
| spinal | 8 | anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord | - |
| spoilt | 8 | affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity | - |
| gramps | 11 | the father of your father or mother | - |
| comply | 15 | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | You must comply or else! |
| plains | 8 | - | - |
| zipper | 19 | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab | - |
| export | 15 | commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country | - |
| sphere | 11 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| peeing | 9 | informal terms for urination | - |
| spence | 10 | - | - |
| raping | 9 | - | - |
| posing | 9 | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) | - |
| psyche | 16 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
| unpack | 14 | remove from its packing | unpack the presents |
| patent | 8 | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | patent advantages |
| pillar | 8 | anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower | a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite |
| speedy | 12 | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | a speedy car |
| napkin | 12 | a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | - |
| bypass | 13 | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | - |
| poodle | 9 | an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs | - |
| peters | 8 | - | - |
| troupe | 8 | organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | - |
| plunge | 9 | cause to be immersed | The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text |
| rapper | 10 | a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | - |
| reaper | 8 | Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe | - |
| spouse | 8 | a person's partner in marriage | - |
| spiral | 8 | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | - |
| pronto | 8 | in a punctual manner | - |
| puddle | 10 | eliminate urine | - |
| opener | 8 | a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens | - |
| helper | 11 | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | - |
| puking | 13 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| uptown | 11 | a residential part of town away from the central commercial district | - |
| herpes | 11 | any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin | - |
| deploy | 12 | place troops or weapons in battle formation | - |
| peeled | 9 | (used informally) completely unclothed | - |
| pecker | 14 | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects | - |
| taping | 9 | a recording made on magnetic tape | - |
| spleen | 8 | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses | - |
| scraps | 10 | food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) | - |
| papaya | 13 | tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | - |
| pantry | 11 | a small storeroom for storing foods or wines | - |
| sprung | 9 | - | - |
| output | 8 | signal that comes out of an electronic system | - |
| crispy | 13 | tender and brittle | - |
| lineup | 8 | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | - |
| coupon | 10 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | - |
| plight | 12 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | the woeful plight of homeless people |
| pompey | 15 | Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) | - |
| uphold | 12 | support against an opponent | - |
| apiece | 10 | to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) | - |
| plaque | 17 | a memorial made of brass | - |
| postal | 8 | of or relating to the system for delivering mail | postal delivery |
| reopen | 8 | open again or anew | They reopened the theater |
| potent | 8 | having great influence | - |
| python | 14 | a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit | - |
| snappy | 13 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | snappy weather |
| payday | 15 | the day on which you receive pay for your work | - |
| sweeps | 11 | - | - |
| upward | 12 | to a later time | from childhood upward |
| spoils | 8 | - | - |
| pelvis | 11 | a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter | - |
| splits | 8 | - | - |
| turnip | 8 | widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root | - |
| upload | 9 | transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location | - |
| pascal | 10 | French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) | - |
| phobia | 13 | an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations | phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias |
| dipped | 12 | having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) | - |
| pollan | 8 | - | - |
| pointy | 11 | - | - |
| utopia | 8 | an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | - |
| pollen | 8 | the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant | - |
| hooper | 11 | - | - |
| camper | 12 | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling | - |
| drapes | 9 | - | - |
| coping | 11 | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | - |
| purify | 14 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | purify the water |
| yippee | 13 | - | - |
| armpit | 10 | the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder | they were up to their armpits in water |
| eloped | 9 | - | - |
| pliers | 8 | a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws | - |
| ponder | 9 | reflect deeply on a subject | - |
| possum | 10 | nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | - |
| draper | 9 | a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) | - |
| apache | 13 | any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma | - |
| beeper | 10 | an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged | - |
| prompt | 12 | give an incentive for action | - |
| pusher | 11 | a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes | - |
| phoney | 14 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| umpire | 10 | an official at a baseball game | - |
| aspire | 8 | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal | - |
| abrupt | 10 | marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions | abrupt prose |
| plough | 12 | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | - |
| primal | 10 | serving as an essential component | - |
| septic | 10 | containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms | a septic sore throat |
| pebble | 12 | a small smooth rounded rock | - |
| uproar | 8 | a state of commotion and noise and confusion | - |
| pseudo | 9 | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | - |
| replay | 11 | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | - |
| sprout | 8 | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | the plant sprouted early this year |
| biopsy | 13 | examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease | - |
| pigsty | 12 | a pen for swine | - |
| uphill | 11 | sloping upward | - |
| mishap | 13 | an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate | - |
| moping | 11 | - | - |
| corpus | 10 | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | - |
| cyprus | 13 | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin | - |
| purest | 8 | - | - |
| tampon | 10 | plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) | - |
| napalm | 10 | gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers | - |
| piracy | 13 | hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | air piracy |
| palate | 8 | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities | - |
| picket | 14 | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | - |
| pickin | 14 | - | - |
| steppe | 10 | extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) | - |
| deport | 9 | hand over to the authorities of another country | - |
| exempt | 17 | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | She exempted me from the exam |
| plural | 8 | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | - |
| parson | 8 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | - |
| pacing | 11 | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played | - |
| pester | 8 | annoy persistently | - |
| topped | 11 | having a top of a specified character | - |
| alpine | 8 | living or growing above the timber line | alpine flowers |
| podium | 11 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| piston | 8 | United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) | - |
| pricey | 13 | having a high price | a pricey restaurant |
| pandit | 9 | - | - |
| staple | 8 | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | - |
| warped | 12 | used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture | the floors were warped and cracked |
| holdup | 12 | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | - |
| expire | 15 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | - |
| canopy | 13 | a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | - |
| sprint | 8 | a quick run | - |
| floppy | 16 | a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer | floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price |
| pinkie | 12 | the finger farthest from the thumb | - |
| pelvic | 13 | of or relating to the pelvis | pelvic exam |
| sphinx | 18 | an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret | - |
| spiked | 13 | having a long sharp point | - |
| impure | 10 | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | - |
| dipper | 11 | a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major | - |
| biceps | 12 | any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) | - |
| piling | 9 | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | - |
| pining | 9 | a feeling of deep longing | - |
| peachy | 16 | of something resembling a peach in color | - |
| sprain | 8 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell |
| unpaid | 9 | without payment | the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers |
| unplug | 9 | pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable | unplug the hair dryer after using it |
| ripple | 10 | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | - |
| skippy | 17 | - | - |
| pamper | 12 | treat with excessive indulgence | grandparents often pamper the children |
| gaping | 10 | with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe | the gaping audience |
| payoff | 17 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| pauper | 10 | a person who is very poor | - |
| pagoda | 10 | an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof | - |
| apathy | 14 | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | - |
| chopin | 13 | French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) | - |
| parley | 11 | a negotiation between enemies | - |
| teapot | 8 | pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle | - |
| stripe | 8 | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | they earned their stripes in Kuwait |
| cipher | 13 | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | - |
| poised | 9 | in full control of your faculties | perfectly poised and sure of himself |
| pippin | 12 | any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red | - |
| presto | 8 | at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) | - |
| prying | 12 | offensively curious or inquisitive | prying eyes |
| paging | 10 | the system of numbering pages | - |
| spliff | 14 | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | - |
| compel | 12 | force somebody to do something | We compel all students to fill out this form |
| pimple | 12 | a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne | - |
| pounce | 10 | move down on as if in an attack | - |
| raptor | 8 | any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals | - |
| pianos | 8 | - | - |
| paella | 8 | saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken | - |
| paired | 9 | occurring in pairs or as a pair | paired fangs |
| spaced | 11 | spaced apart | - |
| lockup | 14 | the act of locking something up to protect it | - |
| pearly | 11 | informal terms for a human `tooth' | - |
| uplink | 12 | a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission | - |
| tripod | 9 | a three-legged rack used for support | - |
| toupee | 8 | a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness | - |
| snoopy | 11 | offensively curious or inquisitive | the snoopy neighbor watched us all day |
| pacify | 16 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | - |
| sporty | 11 | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | - |
| trumps | 10 | - | - |
| gallop | 9 | cause to move at full gallop | Did you gallop the horse just now? |
| capped | 13 | covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind | cloud-capped mountains |
| rapids | 9 | - | - |
| topple | 10 | fall down, as if collapsing | - |
| hiccup | 15 | (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | how do you cure the hiccups? |
| paving | 12 | the paved surface of a thoroughfare | - |
| petite | 8 | very small | her petite figure |
| impala | 10 | African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps | - |
| pundit | 9 | someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | - |
| spruce | 10 | dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion | He spruced up for the party |
| uppity | 13 | presumptuously arrogant | getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down |
| hotpot | 11 | a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot | - |
| humpty | 16 | - | - |
| peaked | 13 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | you look a little peaked |
| spotty | 11 | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | the wall had a spotty speckled effect |
| magpie | 11 | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | - |
| plated | 9 | - | - |
| piping | 11 | (used of heat) extremely | the casserole was piping hot |
| prissy | 11 | exaggeratedly proper | - |
| pajama | 17 | a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries | - |
| padded | 11 | softened by the addition of cushions or padding | - |
| sprang | 9 | - | - |
| picker | 14 | a person who chooses or selects out | - |
| impede | 11 | be a hindrance or obstacle to | - |
| hamper | 13 | prevent the progress or free movement of | He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather |
| doping | 10 | - | - |
| projet | 15 | - | - |
| poppet | 12 | a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines | - |
| parody | 12 | make a parody of | - |
| piazza | 26 | a public square with room for pedestrians | - |
| tamper | 10 | a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) | - |
| unwrap | 11 | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | unwrap the evidence in the murder case |
| wallop | 11 | hit hard | - |
| optics | 10 | optical properties | the optics of a telescope |
| depict | 11 | give a description of | - |
| capote | 10 | a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head | - |
| poncho | 13 | a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head | - |
| patter | 8 | make light, rapid and repeated sounds | gently pattering rain |
| tiptoe | 8 | walk on one's toes | - |
| puffed | 15 | gathered for protruding fullness | - |
| petter | 8 | a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one | they are heavy petters |
| droopy | 12 | hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) | - |
| lapdog | 10 | a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap | - |
| impart | 10 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | - |
| dispel | 9 | to cause to separate and go in different directions | - |
| gopher | 12 | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | - |
| pinata | 8 | plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks | - |
| peddle | 10 | sell or offer for sale from place to place | - |
| zephyr | 23 | a slight wind (usually refreshing) | - |
| campos | 12 | - | - |
| putter | 8 | work lightly | - |
| caliph | 13 | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | - |
| pisser | 8 | a person who urinates | - |
| pained | 9 | emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed | face had a pained and puzzled expression |
| paltry | 11 | contemptibly small in amount | a paltry wage |
| supple | 10 | (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely | - |
| spongy | 12 | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | spongy bread |
| upkeep | 14 | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | - |
| yuppie | 13 | a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style | - |
| primed | 11 | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed | primed for a fight |
| pulpit | 10 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| sprite | 8 | a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | - |
| stupor | 8 | marginal consciousness | someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor |
| typhon | 14 | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx | - |
| nipper | 10 | a young person of either sex | - |
| draped | 10 | covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak | a beam draped with cobwebs |
| pitied | 9 | - | - |
| pulley | 11 | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | - |
| pathos | 11 | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others | - |
| typhus | 14 | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | - |
| proton | 8 | a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron | - |
| repose | 8 | lean in a comfortable resting position | - |
| dimple | 11 | a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached | - |
| parkin | 12 | - | - |
| teacup | 10 | as much as a teacup will hold | - |
| bedpan | 11 | a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination | - |
| priory | 11 | religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress | - |
| poplar | 10 | any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins | - |
| putrid | 9 | in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor | horrible like raw and putrid flesh |
| skimpy | 17 | (of clothing) revealing the body | - |
| pasted | 9 | affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste | pieces of pasted paper |
| packer | 14 | a workman employed to pack things into containers | - |
| peyote | 11 | the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons | - |
| peewee | 11 | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America | - |
| uproot | 8 | destroy completely, as if down to the roots | the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted |
| keypad | 16 | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard | - |
| duplex | 16 | a house with two units sharing a common wall | - |
| parton | 8 | - | - |
| photon | 11 | a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle | - |
| spunky | 15 | showing courage | - |
| topper | 10 | a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | - |
| psalms | 10 | an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms | - |
| sculpt | 10 | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband |
| passer | 8 | a person who passes by casually or by chance | - |
| phlegm | 14 | apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | - |
| phooey | 14 | - | - |
| pallet | 8 | board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used | - |
| vapors | 11 | a state of depression | - |
| uplift | 11 | fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | Music can uplift your spirits |
| fuckup | 17 | an embarrassing mistake | - |
| siphon | 11 | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon | - |
| splint | 8 | an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) | - |
| nympho | 16 | a woman with abnormal sexual desires | - |
| depose | 9 | force to leave (an office) | - |
| placid | 11 | not easily irritated | not everyone shared his placid temperament |
