6-letter words containing l, p, s
- pileus — Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- pilies — a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pilons — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilose — covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pilous — pilose.
- pilsen — German name of Plzeň.
- pistil — the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- places — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- plains — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- planos — a town in N Texas.
- plants — ["The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants", Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, Aristid Lindenmayer. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. 3-54097297-8].
- plashy — marshy; wet.
- plasm- — plasmo-
- plasma — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- please — (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?
- plexus — a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- pliers — pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plisky — a mischievous trick; practical joke; prank.
- plisse — a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- pluses — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- plushy — of, relating to, or resembling plush.
- plutus — the Greek god of wealth
- podsol — spodosol.
- poleis — an ancient Greek city-state.
- polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- pollys — a female given name, form of Mary.
- polska — Polish name of Poland.
- polyps — Zoology. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism.
- poshly — in a posh manner
- posole — a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- posslq — either of two persons, one of each sex, who share living quarters but are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption: a categorization used by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- postal — of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
- postil — a commentary or marginal note, as in a Bible
- posybl — Programming system for distributed applications. A Linda implementation for Unix networks by Ioannis Schoinas <[email protected]>.
- proles — a member of the proletariat.
- psalms — a sacred song or hymn.
- psylla — jumping plant louse.
- pullus — a young bird; a chick.
- pulsar — Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- pulser — a machine that produces pulses
- pussel — a maid; a girl
- saloop — a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- sample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- sapele — Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- sapful — full of sap
- sapple — soap bubbles
- schlep — to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
- sculpt — shape, carve
- semple — simple; straightforward; humble; honest; lowly; common