6-letter words containing p, a, t
- pathos — the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- patier — (of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée: a cross paty.
- patina — a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patine — patina.
- patmos — one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patois — a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patras — Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patres — dead.
- patri- — father
- patrix — a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- patrol — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
- patsys — a male given name, form of Patrick.
- patted — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- pattée — (of a cross) having triangular arms widening outwards
- patten — Gilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
- patter — to talk glibly or rapidly, especially with little regard to meaning; chatter.
- pattle — paddle1 (def 11).
- patton — Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- pattys — a female given name, form of Patience or Patricia.
- patuca — a river rising in E central Honduras and flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- patwin — a member of a North American Indian people of the western Sacramento River valley in California.
- patzer — a casual, amateurish chess player.
- paxton — Sir Joseph, 1801–65, English horticulturist and architect.
- pay tv — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- pay-tv — Pay-TV is the same as pay television.
- payout — an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
- payton — Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- peanut — the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- pedant — a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pedate — having a foot or feet.
- pelota — a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- penta- — five
- pentad — a period of five years.
- pepita — a female given name.
- peseta — a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- 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.
- petara — (in India) a basket for clothes
- petard — an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- petary — a place where peat is excavated; peatary
- petipa — Marius [mair-ee-uh s,, mar-;; French ma-ryys] /ˈmɛər i əs,, ˈmær-;; French maˈryüs/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, French ballet dancer and choreographer in Russia.
- petnap — to steal (a pet) for ransom or resale
- phater — Slang. great; wonderful; terrific.
- phatic — denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information: phatic communion.
- piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- pietas — a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- 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.
- pirate — software pirate
- 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 ()