7-letter words containing p, a, n
- padding — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- padrino — a godfather.
- padrone — a master; boss.
- padroni — a master; boss.
- paenula — a long, circular cloak, sleeveless and often hooded, worn by the poorer classes in ancient Rome.
- paesano — an Italian-American man
- page in — (storage, architecture) What a paging system does when it copies part of a task's working memory from swap space on disk to RAM.
- pageant — an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats.
- paginal — of or relating to pages.
- pahouin — Fang (def 1).
- paid-in — having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- paillon — a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- paining — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- painted — reproduced or represented in paint: a painted image.
- painter — cougar.
- pairing — a coupling.
- paisana — a female peasant
- paisano — paisan.
- paladin — any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- palawan — an island in the W Philippines. 5697 sq. mi. (14,755 sq. km).
- palinka — a type of apricot brandy, originating in Central and Eastern Europe
- palling — a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- pallone — an Italian ball game
- palming — the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pampean — of the Pampas or the Indians native to the Pampas
- pampoen — a pumpkin
- pan lid — the lid of a pan such as a saucepan
- pan out — a broad, shallow container of metal, usually having sides flaring outward toward the top, used in various forms for frying, baking, washing, etc.
- pan-fry — to fry in a small amount of fat, as in a skillet or shallow pan; sauté.
- pan-pan — an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
- panacea — an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
- panache — a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
- panagia — a ceremony in a monastery, commemorating the assumption of the Virgin Mary, in which a loaf of bread on a plate is elevated before being distributed to the monks.
- pancake — a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
- panchax — any of a variety of colorful tropical Old World fishes of the genus Aplocheilus and related genera: popular in home aquariums.
- pandani — a tropical, palm-like tree of Tasmania, Richea pandanifolia: family Ericaceae
- pandean — of or relating to the god Pan.
- pandect — pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- pandora — Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.
- pandore — an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- pandour — History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- pandrop — a hard mint-flavoured sweet
- pandura — a Graeco-Roman stringed instrument, similar to a lute
- pandure — bandore.
- paneity — the state of being bread, esp Eucharistic bread
- paneled — made up of wooden panels
- panfish — any small, freshwater nongame food fish, as a perch or sunfish, usually eaten pan-fried.
- pangaea — the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
- pangamy — unrestricted mating