7-letter words containing p, e, l, m
- implore — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
- lampern — The European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis.
- lampers — lampas.
- lamprey — any eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood.
- lempira — a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- leproma — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leptome — plant tissue, similar to phloem, that conducts food substances in bryophytes
- limpets — Plural form of limpet.
- lipemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lumpers — Plural form of lumper.
- lumpier — Comparative form of lumpy.
- maniple — (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- mapless — Without a map or maps.
- maplike — Having the characteristics of a map.
- maypole — a tall pole, decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance or engage in sports during May Day celebrations.
- megilph — Alternative form of megilp.
- mispell — Misspelling of misspell.
- mispelt — Misspelling of misspelt.
- omphale — a queen of Lydia, whom Hercules was required to serve as a slave to atone for the murder of Iphitus
- palermo — an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- palmate — shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
- palmiet — a South African rush
- perlman — Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- phellem — cork (def 6).
- philem. — Philemon
- phlegmy — of, relating to, or characterized by phlegm.
- plenism — the philosophical theory that there are no vacuums in nature
- pleroma — the state of total fullness or abundance, relating particularly to the nature of God
- plerome — the central column in a growing stem or root
- plumage — the entire feathery covering of a bird.
- plumate — resembling a feather, as a hair or bristle that bears smaller hairs.
- plumbed — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- plumber — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- plumery — a collection of plumes
- plummer — the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- plummet — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- plumose — having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- plumpen — to make or become plump
- plumper — a heavy or sudden fall.
- plumule — Botany. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
- polemic — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polymer — a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon.
- pommele — (of a cross) having a pommel
- pommelo — pomelo.
- prelim. — preliminary
- prelims — preliminary.
- premeal — of the period before a meal
- primely — excellently.