6-letter words containing c, e, p
- pectin — a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- peerce — Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- peinct — to paint
- peirce — Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- pelvic — of or relating to the pelvis.
- pencel — a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- penche — performed or executed while leaning forward.
- penchi — Benxi.
- pencil — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- peptic — pertaining to or associated with digestion; digestive.
- perche — a former division of N France.
- permic — a subfamily of Finnic, comprising the modern languages Udmurt and Komi, spoken in northeastern European Russia, and fragmentary attestations of an earlier language (Old Permic) dating from the 15th century.
- pesach — Passover (def 1).
- phaeic — (of animals) having dusky coloration; less dark than melanic
- phenic — relating to, having the characteristics of, or originating from phenyl
- picene — a type of hydrocarbon found in the residue that is obtained in peat tar and petroleum distillation
- picine — of or relating to woodpeckers or the Piciformes
- picked — having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed.
- picker — someone or something that picks.
- picket — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- pickle — a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
- picote — ornamented or embroidered with picots
- pictex — A version of TeX for pictures.
- piecen — to join (broken threads) together
- piecer — a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- pierce — to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
- piercy — Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- pincer — insect, crab: claws
- pisces — zodiac sign: Fishes
- placed — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placer — a person who sets things in their place or arranges them.
- places — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- plaice — a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- pleach — to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
- plench — a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- plicae — Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- pocked — marked with pustules or with pits left by them; pitted.
- pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- poetic — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- pomace — the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- poncey — If you say that someone or something is poncey, you mean you do not like them because they are too feminine or artistic.
- poonce — a male homosexual
- potche — to thrust, pierce, or stab
- pounce — to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
- prance — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- pre-cc — PREttier Compiler-Compiler. An earlier version of PRECCX.
- preach — to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).