7-letter words containing a, l, o, p
- pallone — an Italian ball game
- palmtop — a battery-powered computer small enough to fit in the palm of the hand.
- palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- palooka — an athlete, especially a boxer, lacking in ability, experience, or competitive spirit.
- palouse — a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- paltrow — Gwyneth (Kate). born 1972, US film actress; her films include Emma (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and Sylvia (2003)
- paniolo — a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.
- papilio — a butterfly or moth
- parasol — a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- parboil — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- parlour — Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- parolee — a person who is released from prison on parole.
- pavlova — Anna [ah-nuh] /ˈɑ nə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1931, Russian ballet dancer.
- payload — the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.
- payroll — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- peafowl — any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa.
- pedocal — a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- peloria — regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- pelotas — a city in S Brazil.
- pergola — an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- peroral — administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- pianola — (lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- pivotal — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- placebo — Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology. a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine. a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- placode — a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- placoid — platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- plafond — a ceiling, whether flat or arched, especially one of decorative character.
- plagio- — slanting, inclining, or oblique
- plan on — intend to
- plasmo- — of, relating to, or resembling plasma
- plasmon — the sum total of plasmagenes in a cell
- platoon — a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- play on — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playboy — a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
- playoff — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleonal — relating to the abdomen of a crustacean
- pleroma — the state of total fullness or abundance, relating particularly to the nature of God
- plowman — a man who plows.
- plugola — payment or favor given to people in media or motion pictures for favorable mention or display of a particular product or brand name.
- poblano — a dark-green, mild or slightly pungent chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- podalic — pertaining to the feet.
- pohjola — a region to the north of Finland, ruled by the sorceress Louhi: often identified with Lapland.
- pointal — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pokable — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- polacre — a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
- polaris — a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca.
- polaron — a kind of electron
- polatsk — a city in N Belarus, on the Dvina River.