6-letter words containing p, o, m
- mompos — a city in NW Colombia, on the Magdalena.
- mop up — a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mop-up — the act, process, or an instance of mopping up; completion of an operation or action.
- mopane — A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
- mopani — a leguminous tree, Colophospermum (or Copaifera) mopane, native to southern Africa, that is highly resistant to drought and produces very hard wood
- mopeds — Plural form of moped.
- mopery — mopish behavior.
- mopier — mopey.
- moping — to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
- mopish — given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- mopoke — (chiefly AU) A morepork. (from 19th c.).
- mopped — a wry face; grimace.
- mopper — One who mops.
- moppet — a young child.
- morphe — (archaic) alternative spelling of morphew.
- morpho — any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.
- morphs — Plural form of morph.
- morphy — Paul Charles, 1837–84, U.S. chess player.
- mp3pro — (audio, compression) An extention of MP3 using SBR, targetting data rates of 64-96 kbps.
- myopes — Plural form of myope.
- myopia — Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- myopic — Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
- nympho — A nymphomaniac.
- onramp — an entrance lane for traffic from a street to a turnpike or freeway.
- oompah — a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- op amp — An op amp is a high gain amplifier to which feedback may be applied to control and tailor its operation.
- opiums — Plural form of opium.
- optima — the best or most favorable point, degree, amount, etc., as of temperature, light, and moisture for the growth or reproduction of an organism.
- optime — (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
- otprom — One Time Programmable Read-Only Memory
- paloma — a female given name.
- paramo — a high, cold plateau of South America.
- parmod — "Parallel Programming with ParMod", S. Eichholz, Proc 1987 Intl Conf on Parallel Proc, pp.377-380.
- patmos — one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- phenom — a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy: a twelve-year-old tennis phenom.
- phloem — the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- pimola — an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pithom — one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- plomer — William (Charles Franklyn). 1903–73, British poet, novelist, and short-story writer, born in South Africa. His novels include Turbott Wolfe (1926) and The Case is Altered (1932)
- podium — a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- pogrom — an organized massacre, especially of Jews.
- pomace — the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- pomade — a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- pomato — a hybrid between a tomato and a potato
- pombal — Marquês de (mərkeʃ ˈdəː). title of Sebastiâo José de Carvalho e Mello. 1699–1782, Portuguese statesman, who dominated Portuguese government from 1750 to 1777 and instituted many administrative and economic reforms
- pomelo — the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
- pommee — (of a cross) having arms with knoblike ends: a cross pommée.
- pommel — a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
- pommie — a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
- pomona — the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.