7-letter words containing o, n, a, p
- pontiac — c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- pontian — pope a.d. 230–235.
- popayan — a city in SW Colombia.
- popinac — huisache.
- porangi — crazy; mad
- porsena — Lars (lɑːz). 6th century bc, a legendary Etruscan king, alleged to have besieged Rome in a vain attempt to reinstate Tarquinius Superbus on the throne
- portman — a group of citizens of a town responsible for administering the affairs of that town
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- postman — a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- potenza — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- poundal — the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- pro-ana — of or relating to the belief that anorexia is a viable lifestyle choice rather than a disorder
- proagon — (in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- proband — a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.
- probang — a long, slender, elastic rod with a sponge, ball, or the like, at the end, to be introduced into the esophagus or larynx, as for removing foreign bodies, or for introducing medication.
- profane — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- pronaos — (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- pronate — to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- propane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propfan — Aeronautics. a turbojet having a turbine-driven propeller that operates completely outside the jet engine.
- propman — a person responsible for securing, handling, and storing the properties used in a theatrical, motion-picture, or television production.
- protean — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- provand — food; provisions
- provant — supplied with provisions
- psammon — the community of microscopic life forms living between grains of sand on shores
- rampion — a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- repoman — man employed to repossess goods in cases of non-payment
- sampson — Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- saponin — any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- senopia — the improvement of near-sight often accompanying old age due to nuclear sclerosis
- shopman — a man who is employed to work in a shop
- sinopia — a reddish pigment derived from iron ore
- snap to — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- snap-on — attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion: snap-on bottle tops.
- snowcap — a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.
- soprano — the uppermost part or voice.
- spinoza — Baruch [buh-rook] /bəˈruk/ (Show IPA), or Benedict de [ben-uh-dikt duh] /ˈbɛn ə dɪkt də/ (Show IPA), 1632–77, Dutch philosopher.
- spokane — a city in E Washington.
- sponsal — relating to marriage
- sporran — (in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- tampion — a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- timpano — a kettledrum
- tonepad — a keypad used to transmit information by generating tones that can be recognized by a central system as corresponding to particular digits
- topsman — a chief drover of herding cattle
- tsangpo — Zangbo
- utopian — of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).
- vanpool — a group of people who share a van to commute to work
- wanhope — anguish or despondency
- weapons — Plural form of weapon.
- yaupons — Plural form of yaupon.