6-letter words containing n, i, p
- perrin — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- petain — Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- pfenig — a monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 100th part of a marka.
- phenic — relating to, having the characteristics of, or originating from phenyl
- phenix — phoenix.
- phonic — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phytin — a salt containing calcium and magnesium that is derived from plants and used as a dietary supplement
- pianic — yaws.
- 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
- pickin — a small child
- picnic — PEBCAK
- picong — any teasing or satirical banter, originally a verbal duel in song
- pidgin — an auxiliary language that has come into existence through the attempts by the speakers of two different languages to communicate and that is primarily a simplified form of one of the languages, with a reduced vocabulary and grammatical structure and considerable variation in pronunciation.
- piecen — to join (broken threads) together
- piegan — a member of a subtribe of the Blackfoot Indians
- pieing — to reduce (printing types) to a state of confusion.
- pieman — a seller of pies
- pigeon — (not in technical use) pidgin; pidgin English.
- piggin — Dialect. a small wooden pail or tub with a handle formed by continuing one of the staves above the rim.
- pigman — a male pig farmer
- pignon — the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.
- pignus — property held as security for a debt.
- pignut — the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- pigpen — a pen for keeping pigs.
- pigsny — a term of affection, esp for a girl or young woman
- piking — a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.
- piling — a cylindrical or flat member of wood, steel, concrete, etc., often tapered or pointed at the lower end, hammered vertically into soil to form part of a foundation or retaining wall.
- pilons — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilsen — German name of Plzeň.
- piment — wine flavoured with spices and honey
- pin on — attach by pin
- pin-up — a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pinang — Penang.
- pinard — wine.
- pinata — (in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- pinbol — (language, games) A decision table language for controlling pinball machines used at Atari. PINBOL included a multitasking executive and an interpreter that worked on data structures compiled from condition:action lists.
- pincer — insect, crab: claws
- pincus — Gregory Goodwin. 1903–67, US physiologist, whose work on steroid hormones led to the development of the first contraceptive pill
- pindan — semiarid country; scrubland.
- pindar — 522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinder — peanut.
- pindus — a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- pineal — resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pinene — a liquid terpene, C 1 0 H 1 6 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- pinero — Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinery — a place in which pineapples are grown.
- pinged — to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
- pinger — a device that makes a pinging sound, esp one that can be preset to ring at a particular time
- pingle — to pick at or fiddle with (one's food)