5-letter words containing p, m
- morph — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
- mphil — degree: Master of Philosophy
- mpret — a ruler or monarch
- mumps — an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
- myope — A nearsighted person.
- myopy — Archaic form of myopia.
- mysap — a Web-integrated software application used by businesses to plan and control product distribution, human resources, budgets, etc
- nampa — a city in W Idaho.
- nimps — easy
- nymph — one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- oomph — energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- opium — the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- padma — the lotus plant or flower, or an emblematic representation of it
- palma — Brian, born 1940, U.S. film director.
- palme — (Sven) Olof (Joachim) [sven oo-lawf yoo-ah-kim] /svɛn ˈu lɔf ˈyu ɑ kɪm/ (Show IPA), 1927–86, Swedish political leader: prime minister 1969–76, 1982–86; assassinated.
- palmy — glorious, prosperous, or flourishing: the palmy days of yesteryear.
- pampa — a city in N Texas.
- pamph — pamphlet
- pamuk — Orhan. born 1952, Turkish novelist and writer; author of The Black Book (1990), My Name is Red (1998), Snow (2002), and Istanbul: Memories of a City (2003). Nobel prize for literature 2006
- panim — a heathen or pagan
- param — formal argument
- parma — a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- pashm — the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- pelma — the sole of the foot
- pemba — an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- pharm — pharmaceutical
- phyma — a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- pigmy — Anthropology. a member of a small-statured people native to equatorial Africa. a Negrito of southeastern Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands.
- pilum — a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- piman — any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- plasm — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plomb — any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- plumb — J(ohn) H(arold) 1911–2001, British historian.
- plume — a feather.
- plump — direct; downright; blunt.
- plumy — having plumes or feathers.
- pombe — any alcoholic drink
- pomes — the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pommy — a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
- priam — a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prima — (of a female) first among equals.
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- primi — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- primp — to dress or adorn with care.
- prims — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- primy — prime
- prism — Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- proem — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prome — a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.