6-letter words containing p, i, a
- capris — an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- capsid — any heteropterous bug of the family Miridae (formerly Capsidae), most of which feed on plant tissues, causing damage to crops
- catnip — Catnip is an herb with scented leaves, which cats are fond of.
- copita — a tulip-shaped sherry glass
- dialup — (computing) alternative spelling of dial-up.
- diaper — A diaper is a piece of soft towel or paper, which you fasten round a baby's bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces.
- diapir — an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath
- dipsas — a member of a genus of harmless snakes (Dipsas) of the family Colubridae
- elapid — (zoology) Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes.
- empair — Obsolete form of impair.
- epical — (literature) Any book containing 2 or more epics.
- epizoa — Plural form of epizoon.
- espial — The action of watching or catching sight of something or someone or the fact of being seen.
- gapier — Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gaping — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- giddap — an exclamation used to make a horse go faster
- haptic — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- harpin — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- hatpin — a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- ibpag2 — Icon-Based Parser Generation System 2
- icecap — a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
- impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- impala — an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- impale — to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- impark — to enclose or shut up, as in a park.
- imparl — to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impart — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
- impave — (archaic, poetic) To pave.
- impawn — to put in pawn; pledge.
- imphal — a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- inspan — to yoke or harness.
- inwrap — enwrap.
- ipecac — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isakmp — Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
- isopag — a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- jaipur — a state in NW India; formerly Rajputana and a group of small states. 132,078 sq. mi. (342,056 sq. km). Capital: Jaipur.
- japing — joking or playing tricks
- jupati — A Brazilian palm, Raphia taedigera, whose long stalks are used in constructing buildings.
- ka pai — good! well done!
- kaliph — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- kalpis — a form of the hydria.
- kapila — flourished early 6th century b.c, Hindu philosopher: reputed founder of the Sankhya system of Hindu philosophy.
- katipo — A venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.
- kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kippah — The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
- kipuka — (in Hawaii) a tract of land surrounded by recent lava flows.
- kirpan — a small dagger worn by orthodox Sikhs.
- laipse — to beat soundly
- lapith — a member of a people in Thessaly who at the wedding of their king, Pirithoüs, fought the drunken centaurs