7-letter words containing p, o, l, e
- plumose — having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- podlike — resembling a pod
- 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.
- 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
- polacre — a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
- 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.
- 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.
- pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- polyene — a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
- 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.
- polyped — a being or object having many legs: Her favorite toy is a bug-shaped polyped.
- pommele — (of a cross) having a pommel
- pommelo — pomelo.
- pontile — a metal bar used in glass-making
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- preboil — to boil (food etc) before (cooking, roasting, etc)
- precool — to cool in advance; cool artificially, as meat or fresh produce, before shipping.
- preload — If someone preloads, they drink a lot of alcohol before they go out for a social occasion.
- preoral — situated in front of or before the mouth.
- presold — to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction: to presell a planned house.
- problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- profile — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- proglet — /prog'let/ [UK] A short extempore program written to meet an immediate, transient need. Often written in BASIC, rarely more than a dozen lines long and containing no subroutines. The largest amount of code that can be written off the top of one's head, that does not need any editing, and that runs correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly according to one's skill and the language one is using). Compare toy program, noddy, one-liner wars.
- prolate — elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- proline — an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- proller — someone who prolls
- propale — to publish, or disclose (something)
- protyle — a hypothetical primitive substance from which the chemical elements were supposed to have been formed
- prowled — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- prowler — a person or animal that prowls.
- ptolemy — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- pueblos — a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.