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8-letter words containing a, p, l, i

  • palmlike — resembling a palm
  • palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
  • paludine — marshy
  • paludism — malaria.
  • panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
  • paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
  • panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
  • pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
  • panicles — a compound raceme.
  • panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
  • pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
  • paolozzi — Sir Eduardo (Luigi). 1924–2005, British sculptor and designer, noted esp for his semiabstract metal figures
  • papalism — the papal system.
  • papalist — a follower of the Pope or papacy
  • papalize — to make papal or render Roman Catholic
  • papillae — any small, nipplelike process or projection.
  • papillon — one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
  • parafoil — a structure, usually made of a strong yet light fabric, having a shape similar to that of an airplane wing, and used as a kite or a parachute.
  • parasail — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
  • paravail — being below or inferior to all others; specifically, being a tenant of one who holds land of another who is also a tenant: a tenant paravail.
  • paraxial — making a small angle with and lying close to the axis of an optical system: paraxial ray.
  • parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
  • parietal — Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
  • parklike — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
  • parsifal — (italics) a music drama by Richard Wagner: composed 1877–82; première 1882.
  • partible — capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
  • particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
  • parzival — Percival.
  • pashalik — the territory governed by a pasha.
  • pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
  • passible — capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.
  • pastille — a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
  • patagial — of or relating to a patagium
  • patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
  • paul iii — (Alessandro Farnese) 1468–1549, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1534–49.
  • paulinus — Saint, died a.d. 644, Roman missionary in England with Augustine: 1st archbishop of York 633–644.
  • pavilion — a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
  • pavillon — the bell of a wind instrument.
  • peaklike — resembling a peak
  • pearlies — dark clothes adorned with pearl buttons worn by a London costermonger on social occasions
  • pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
  • pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
  • pearlite — a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
  • pectinal — of or resembling a comb
  • peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
  • pedalier — the pedal-board of an organ, piano, etc
  • pedaling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
  • pedipalp — (in arachnids) one member of the usually longer pair of appendages immediately behind the chelicerae.
  • pelagial — the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
  • pelagian — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
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