7-letter words containing p, l
- pollock — Also called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
- pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- poloist — a person who plays or is devoted to polo
- polonia — the Polish-American community in a given place outside Poland
- poltava — a city in E Ukraine, SW of Kharkov: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.
- polyact — (of a sea creature) having many tentacles or limb-like protrusions
- polybus — a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
- polycot — a polycotyledon.
- polyene — a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
- polygam — a plant of the Polygamia class
- polygon — a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
- 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.
- polynya — an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice.
- polyoma — a type of tumour caused by a virus
- polyped — a being or object having many legs: Her favorite toy is a bug-shaped polyped.
- polypod — (of insect larvae) having many feet.
- polyzoa — Bryozoa.
- pommele — (of a cross) having a pommel
- pommelo — pomelo.
- pontile — a metal bar used in glass-making
- pooling — Also called pocket billiards. any of various games played on a pool table with a cue ball and 15 other balls that are usually numbered, in which the object is to drive all the balls into the pockets with the cue ball.
- pop fly — a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground.
- poptalk — (language, product) A commercial object-oriented derivative of POP, from Cambridge Consultants, used in the expert system MUSE.
- popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- porlock — to interrupt or intrude at an awkward moment
- posable — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- potable — fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
- potboil — to create potboilers.
- pothole — a deep hole; pit.
- potlike — resembling a pot, shaped like a pot
- potline — a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- potluck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- pouilly — a village in central France: known for its wines.
- poulard — a hen spayed to improve the flesh for use as food.
- poulenc — Francis [frahn-sees] /frɑ̃ˈsis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1963, French composer and pianist.
- poulter — a member of staff within e.g. a monastery or royal household, responsible for the supply of poultry
- poultry — domesticated fowl collectively, especially those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl.
- poundal — the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- poutful — tending to pout
- praline — a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- prandtl — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1875–1953, German physicist, who made important contributions to aerodynamics and aeronautics
- prattle — to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
- pre-ill — experiencing mild physical discomfort prior to the onset of illness
- pre-law — of, relating to, or engaged in studies in preparation for the formal study of law.
- preanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- prebill — to issue an invoice (to someone) prior to the service being provided
- preboil — to boil (food etc) before (cooking, roasting, etc)
- precool — to cool in advance; cool artificially, as meat or fresh produce, before shipping.
- predial — of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- prefile — relating to an investigation conducted before filing a charge