7-letter words containing a, p, i
- pauling — Linus Carl [lahy-nuh s] /ˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1901–94, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954, Nobel Peace Prize 1962.
- paulist — a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
- paviour — a person that paves; paver.
- paviser — a soldier bearing or using a pavise
- pawning — to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.
- paxiuba — a tropical South American palm tree, Iriartea exorrhiza
- paydirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
- paylist — a list of people to be paid
- payslip — paper slip detailing wage payment
- pe-tsai — Chinese cabbage.
- peakish — to become weak, thin, and sickly.
- pealing — a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pearlin — a type of lace used to trim clothes
- peatier — of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- peccavi — a confession of guilt or sin.
- pedicab — (especially in Southeast Asia) a three-wheeled public conveyance operated by pedals, typically one having a hooded cab for two passengers mounted behind the driver.
- pedrail — a type of wheel designed for use on rough terrain, consisting of a chain around the wheel with flat discs attached to the chain
- peishwa — a leader of the Maratha people
- pelagic — of or relating to the open seas or oceans.
- 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
- pelican — any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- peloria — regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- pembina — highbush cranberry.
- pemican — dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
- penzias — Arno Allan, born 1933, U.S. astrophysicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in physics 1978.
- peracid — an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- perahia — Murray, born 1947, U.S. pianist.
- pereira — Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- periapt — an amulet.
- perilla — any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- perinea — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- permian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era occurring from about 280 to 230 million years ago and characterized by a profusion of amphibian species.
- persian — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- pertain — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- perugia — a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- pessima — the lowest or worst state of affairs
- petunia — flowering plant
- phacoid — having a form or structure like that of a lens
- phallic — of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
- phallin — an element that is found in the death cap toadstool that was originally suspected as being the poisonous essence of the fungus
- phasing — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phasmid — any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.
- phidian — of, associated with, or following the style of Phidias, as exemplified in the Parthenon.
- phidias — c500–432? b.c, Greek sculptor.
- philtra — Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
- phineas — a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- phrygia — an ancient country in central and NW Asia Minor.
- pianino — a small upright piano
- pianism — the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- pianist — a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.