7-letter words containing p, l
- duopoly — the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers. Compare monopoly (def 1), oligopoly.
- dupable — a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- dupleix — Joseph François [zhoh-zef frahn-swa] /ʒoʊˈzɛf frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1697–1763, French colonial governor of India 1724–54.
- duplets — Plural form of duplet.
- dylperl — A dynamic linking package for Perl by Roberto Salama <[email protected]>. Dynamically loaded functions are accessed as if they were user-defined functions. This code is based on Oliver Sharp's May 1993 article in Dr. Dobbs Journal ("Dynamic Linking under Berkeley Unix"). Posted to news:comp.lang.perl on 1993-08-11.
- earflap — either of a pair of flaps attached to a cap, for covering the ears in cold weather.
- earplug — a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- ectypal — a reproduction; copy (opposed to prototype).
- eelpout — any fish of the family Zoarcidae, especially Zoarces viviparus, of Europe.
- ekpwele — a former monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea
- el paso — a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Pop: 584 113 (2003 est)
- elapids — Plural form of elapid.
- elapine — relating to or resembling an elapid
- elapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of elapse.
- elapses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elapse.
- elf-cup — any of various cup-shaped ascomycetous fungi of the order Pezizales, often strikingly coloured, such as the orange-peel elf-cup (Aleuria aurantia), which is bright orange inside and dirty white outside, and the scarlet elf-cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea)
- ellipse — A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane that does not intersect the base.
- elopers — Plural form of eloper.
- eloping — Present participle of elope.
- empaled — Simple past tense and past participle of empale.
- empanel — Alternative spelling of impanel.
- emperil — Dated form of imperil.
- emplace — To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place.
- emplane — Alternative form of enplane.
- emplore — Obsolete form of implore.
- employe — Alternative spelling of employee.
- employs — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- emplume — to adorn with a plume
- emptily — In an empty manner.
- enclasp — Hold tightly in one's arms.
- endplay — A way of playing the last few tricks that forces an opponent to make a disadvantageous lead.
- enplane — Go or put on board an aircraft.
- envelop — Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
- epaules — Plural form of epaule.
- epaulet — An ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, typically on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.
- epaxial — situated above the axis of the skeleton
- ephelis — a freckle; skin discoloration
- epiblem — the outermost cell layer of a root; epidermis
- epiboly — a process that occurs during gastrulation in vertebrates, in which cells on one side of the blastula grow over and surround the remaining cells and yolk and eventually form the ectoderm
- epigeal — Growing on or close to the ground.
- epilate — To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.
- epistle — letter, written correspondence
- epochal — Forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making.
- epsilon — The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, \u03b5 or \u0395, preceded by delta ('\u0394', '\u03b4') and followed by zeta ('\u0396', '\u03b6').
- epulary — of or relating to feasting
- epyllia — Plural form of epyllion.
- escalop — A scallop.
- español — a Spanish person
- euploid — Of or pertaining to euploidy.