6-letter words containing p, i, n, o
- pinzon — Martín Alonzo [mahr-teen ah-lawn-thaw] /mɑrˈtin ɑˈlɔn θɔ/ (Show IPA), c1440–93? and his brother, Vicente Yáñez [bee-then-te yah-nyeth] /biˈθɛn tɛ ˈyɑ nyɛθ/ (Show IPA) c1460–1524?, Spanish navigators with Christopher Columbus.
- pioned — abounding in wild flowers
- pionic — relating to or involving a pion
- pisano — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- pointe — the tip of the toe.
- points — the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
- pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
- poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poking — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- poling — a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a telephone pole; a fishing pole.
- pongid — any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- pontic — an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- pontil — punty.
- pooing — excrement.
- pop in — Informal. unexpected; without prior warning or announcement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz.
- pop-in — requiring only a quick insertion into a receptacle to be ready for use: pop-in film cassettes; a pop-in frozen dinner.
- poplin — a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- porina — the larva of a moth which causes damage to grassland
- poring — to read or study with steady attention or application: a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
- porion — the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- posing — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- potion — a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.
- prison — a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- rip on — to insult or criticize (someone) playfully; tease
- roping — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- sinope — a natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- spinor — a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinto — having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element: a spinto soprano voice.
- tinpot — inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- tip-on — tip1 (def 4).
- tropin — a hormone released in the body by a certain gland and which produces a response in other glands, stimulating the release of other hormones
- unipod — something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- zip-on — attachable by means of a zip fastener