7-letter words containing p, l
- plumous — having plumes or feathers
- plumpen — to make or become plump
- plumper — a heavy or sudden fall.
- plumula — a down feather
- plumule — Botany. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
- plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- plunged — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- plunger — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- plunker — a person or thing that plunks.
- plunket — Saint Oliver. 1629–81, Irish Roman Catholic churchman and martyr; wrongly executed as a supposed conspirator in the Popish Plot (1678). Feast day: July 11
- plusses — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- pluteal — relating to a pluteus
- pluteus — the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
- pluvial — of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.
- pluvian — a crocodile bird
- plywood — a material used for various building purposes, consisting usually of an odd number of veneers glued over each other, usually at right angles.
- poblano — a dark-green, mild or slightly pungent chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- pockily — in a pocky manner
- podalic — pertaining to the feet.
- podlike — resembling a pod
- podolsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- poehler — Amy, born 1971, American comedian, known primarily for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live and her role as Leslie Knope in the TV series Parks and Recreation.
- pohjola — a region to the north of Finland, ruled by the sorceress Louhi: often identified with Lapland.
- pointal — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pointel — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- poitrel — a breastplate, specifically of horse's armour
- pokable — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- pokeful — the contents of a small bag
- pol pot — (Saloth Sar) 1928–98, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader and political figure: prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea, 1976–79.
- polacre — a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
- polaris — a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca.
- polaron — a kind of electron
- polatsk — a city in N Belarus, on the Dvina River.
- poleaxe — a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other
- polecat — a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- polemic — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polenta — (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- policer — a computer device controlling traffic
- polices — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polies' — Informal. polyester (def 2): a blend of poly and cotton.
- politer — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- politic — shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- pollack — a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.
- pollard — a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
- pollent — strong
- pollera — a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
- pollero — a smuggler of Mexican workers into the U.S.
- polling — poll
- pollist — a person who advocates the use of polls
- pollman — a graduate of Cambridge University who passed without honours