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6-letter words containing k, p

  • packit — (file format, tool)   A file format used on the Apple Macintosh to represent collections of Mac files, possibly Huffman compressed. Packing many small related files together before a MacBinary transfer or a translation to BinHex 4.0 is common practice.
  • paczki — a traditional Polish doughnut, filled with jam or another sweet filling and covered with powdered sugar or icing.
  • padauk — any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
  • padkos — snacks and provisions for a journey
  • padouk — any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
  • pakahi — acid land that is unsuitable for cultivation
  • pakeha — (in New Zealand) a person who is not of Māori ancestry, esp a White person
  • pakihi — an area of swampy infertile land
  • pakora — an Indian dish consisting of pieces of vegetable, chicken, etc, dipped in a spiced batter and deep-fried: served with a piquant sauce
  • palkee — a palanquin
  • parked — 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.
  • parker — Charles Christopher, Jr ("Bird") 1920–55, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
  • parkes — Sir Henry. 1815–96, Australian journalist and politician born in England, five times premier of New South Wales, advocate of free trade and Federation, and a founder of the public education system
  • parkie — a park keeper
  • parkin — (in Britain and New Zealand) a moist spicy ginger cake usually containing oatmeal
  • parkly — of, relating to, or resembling a park
  • pashka — a rich Russian dessert made of cottage cheese, cream, almonds, currants, etc, set in a special wooden mould and traditionally eaten at Easter
  • paskha — an Easter dessert of pot cheese mixed with sugar, butter, cream, raisins, nuts, etc., and pressed into a pyramidal mold: usually served with kulich.
  • pataka — a building on stilts, used for storing provisions
  • peaked — Also, on-peak. being at the point of maximum frequency, intensity, use, etc.; busiest or most active: Hotel rooms are most expensive during the peak travel seasons.
  • pebcak — (humour)   (Or "PEBKAC", "PBCAK", "PBKAC") Tech support shorthand for "Problem (Exists) between Chair and Keyboard". An alternative is "PICNIC" - "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer". An acronym commonly used by helpdesk technicians to indicate that a problem is due to the user rather than the system. See also UBD.
  • pebkac — PEBCAK
  • pecker — a person or thing that pecks.
  • peeked — to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
  • peking — Older Spelling. Beijing.
  • pelike — a storage jar with two handles extending from the lip to the shoulder, characterized by an oval body that is wider at the base than at the neck and rests on a foot.
  • perkin — Sir William Henry, 1838–1907, English chemist.
  • pernik — former name of Dimitrovo.
  • peruke — a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.
  • phreak — phone phreak.
  • phuket — an island near the W coast of Thailand. 294 sq. mi. (761 sq. km).
  • pickax — a pick, especially a mattock.
  • 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.
  • pickin — a small child
  • pickle — a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
  • pickup — an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.
  • pikake — a climbing vine, Jasminium sambac, of the olive family, probably of Asian origin, having fragrant white flowers used to flavor jasmine tea and, in Hawaii, to make leis.
  • piking — a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.
  • pinked — to pierce with a rapier or the like; stab.
  • pinken — to grow or turn pink.
  • pinker — a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
  • pinkey — a ship with a narrow overhanging stern
  • pinkie — inferior or cheap wine, especially red wine.
  • pinkly — with a pink or blushing complexion or colour
  • pipkin — a small, earthen pot.
  • pitaka — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
  • pklite — (compression, tool)   An executable file compression utility for MS-DOS from PKWARE, Inc.. PKLITE compresses the body of the executable and adds a small, fast decompress routine in the header. In many cases it performs better than lzexe. With headpack the output is smaller and cannot be decompressed.
  • planck — Max Karl Ernst [mahks kahrl ernst] /mɑks kɑrl ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1858–1947, German physicist: Nobel prize 1918.
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