7 Letter Words Starting With P

Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food.

any substance that can be used as food

an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board

a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes

the largest ocean in the world

(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

any material used especially to protect something

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

Same as Paxwax.

An agreement; a compact; a bargain. Sir W.

artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort

someone paddling a canoe

pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

a rich and spectacular ceremony

a boy who is employed to run errands

Consisting of pages. "Paginal books." Sir T.

Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)

the quantity contained in a pail

causing misery or pain or distress

coated with paint

a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)

the act of grouping things or people in pairs

The chaparral cock.

a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for…

someone who fights for a cause

a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

flattery intended to persuade

(a) An overcoat. Dickens. (b) A lady's outer garment, -- of varying fashion.

board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used

especially a light saddle horse for a woman

Of or pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a…

(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back

Palmar. Worthy of the palm; palmy; preëminent; superior; principal; chief; as, palmary work. Br.

(of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin

fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving

a second-rate prize fighter

examine (a body part) by palpation

affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor

Of or pertaining to marshes or fens; marshy. Paludal fever, malarial fever; -- so called because generated in marshy districts.

A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage. Sir W.

(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia

a feathered plume on a helmet

a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science. a pandect mak'st, and universal book.

Same as Pandour.

(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

An ancient musical instrument, of the lute kind; a bandore.

One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army; -- so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came. Her whiskered pandours and her fierce…

fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting

any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers

panic grass

a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person

fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

a complete and impressive array

a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

any fabric used to make trousers

In a papal manner; popishly.

one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper

Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or her rites., n. A native or inhabitant of Paphos.

(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

(of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles

Pappose.

The dried ripened fruit of Capsicum annuum or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it.

a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

Covered with papules.

a document written on papyrus

(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

walks with regular or stately step

An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse.

(logic) a statement that contradicts itself

an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

a handheld collapsible source of shade

cook (vegetables) briefly

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

Spotted like a pard. Pardine lynx (Zoöl.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black.

an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

a slight or partial paralysis

a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)

layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream

space in which vehicles can be parked

a wide scenic road planted with trees

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

fraught with danger

Having the character of parody. Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. T.

someone released on probation or on parole

A paronymous word.

On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear. Parotic region (Zoöl.), the space around the ears.

relating to or located near the parotid gland

a floor made of parquetry

annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root

United States sociologist (1902-1979)

consume

a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions

(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century

Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base.

A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff.

a person who is a member of a partnership

imp. of Partake.

a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers.

of or relating to Passover or Easter

See Pasquin. See Pasquin.

(Fencing) A pass or thrust.

(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

in walking position with right foreleg raised

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

a feeling of strong sexual desire

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

key that secures entrance everywhere

the part between the fetlock and the hoof

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock