7-letter words containing a, l, p, e, s
- palouse — a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- palsied — paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.
- parlies — small Scottish biscuits
- parsley — an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
- pattles — paddle1 (def 11).
- pelasgi — the pre-Hellenic peoples who inhabited Greece and the islands and coasts of the Aegean Sea before the arrival of the Bronze Age Greeks
- pelotas — a city in S Brazil.
- peltast — (in ancient Greece) a lightly armed foot soldier
- persalt — (in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- perusal — a reading: a perusal of the current books.
- phaseal — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- pilates — a system of physical conditioning involving low-impact exercises and stretches designed to strengthen muscles of the torso and often performed with specialized equipment.
- plasher — a person who forms hedges by means of interweaving the branches or vines
- plashet — a small, marshy pond
- plassey — a village in NE India, about 80 miles (128 km) north of Kolkata: Clive's victory over a Bengal army here (1757) led to the establishment of British power in India.
- plaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- pleaser — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- pleases — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- posable — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- presale — a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- psalter — the Biblical book of Psalms.
- pulsate — to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- pylades — a son of Strophius who befriended Orestes, accompanied him in his wanderings, and eventually married Electra, sister of Orestes.
- reclasp — to clasp (something) again or (of two things) to clasp together again
- relapse — to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence.
- reposal — the act of reposing.
- sampler — a person who samples.
- sapless — without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants.
- scaleup — an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaleup of an engineering design; a scaleup program of energy conservation.
- scalped — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpel — a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- scalper — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scapple — to shape (stone, timber, etc) into a plane in a rough or unfinished manner
- seal up — make water- or air-tight
- serpula — a member of a genus of marine annelid or tubeworm belonging to the Serpulid family, characterized by the serpentine calcareous tube it produces and inhabits
- shapely — having a pleasing shape, especially with reference to a woman's figure.
- shapley — Harlow [hahr-loh] /ˈhɑr loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, U.S. astronomer.
- slapper — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- spackle — a hole-filling compound
- spaller — a person or thing that spalls
- spancel — a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- spangle — a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
- spaniel — one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- sparkle — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- spatule — a spatula
- spatzle — spaetzle.
- special — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specula — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- spelean — of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.