6-letter words containing p, t, e
- teacup — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- teapot — a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- teapoy — a small three-legged table or stand.
- tee up — In golf, when you tee up a ball, you place it on a tee so that it is ready for you to hit it.
- teepee — a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- temped — temporary (def 2).
- tempeh — a fermented soybean cake.
- temper — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- tempyo — of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, a.d. 725–794, characterized by the flowering of Buddhist architecture and statuary: combined T'ang Chinese influences and emerging native traits.
- tenpin — (used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- teopan — a Mexican temple
- tepefy — to make or become tepid
- tephra — clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- teraph — any of various small household gods or images venerated by ancient Semitic peoples. (Genesis 31:19–21; I Samuel 19:13–16)
- thorpe — a hamlet; village.
- threap — an argument; quarrel.
- tie up — that with which anything is tied.
- tie-up — a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- tiepin — a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- tippee — a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- tipper — a person or thing that tips: The waiters liked him for being a big tipper.
- tippet — a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front. Compare stole2 (def 2).
- tipple — to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.
- tiptoe — the tip or end of a toe.
- toecap — a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- topeka — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). Capital: Topeka. Abbreviation: KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas.
- tophet — a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- topper — a person or thing that tops.
- toppie — topknot (def 3).
- topple — to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
- torpex — (sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
- toupee — a man's wig.
- trapes — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- trepan — a person who ensnares or entraps others.
- trepid — fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- tricep — a triceps muscle, especially the one at the back of the upper arm.
- tripes — the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tripey — characteristic of tripe; worthless
- triple — threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.
- trompe — Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- tropes — Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- troupe — a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- tuneup — adjustments made to improve efficiency
- tupelo — any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- tupper — Sir Charles, 1821–1915, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896.
- type a — of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness, and possibly associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
- type b — of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by an unhurried, patient, tolerant manner, an ability to relax easily, and amiability, and possibly associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.
- typier — (of a domestic animal) embodying the ideal characteristics of its variety or breed.
- ujpest — a suburb of Budapest, in N Hungary.