6-letter words containing p, t, e
- pintle — a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- piolet — an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pioted — pied
- piquet — a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.
- pirate — software pirate
- pisted — marked off into pistes
- pitied — sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.
- pitier — a person who pities.
- pities — sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.
- pitted — (of fruit) having the pit removed: a pitted olive.
- pitten — placed; put
- pitter — to make a pattering sound
- pklite — (compression, tool) An executable file compression utility for MS-DOS from PKWARE, Inc.. PKLITE compresses the body of the executable and adds a small, fast decompress routine in the header. In many cases it performs better than lzexe. With headpack the output is smaller and cannot be decompressed.
- placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plante — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plated — coated with a thin film of gold, silver, etc., as for ornamental purposes.
- platen — a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plater — a person or thing that plates.
- platte — a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- playte — (data, jargon) /playt/ 16 bits, by analogy with byte. Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also dynner, crumb.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- podite — an arthropod limb.
- poetic — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- pointe — the tip of the toe.
- poiret — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1944, French fashion designer.
- polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- ponent — the west
- pooter — a crimping tool used to crimp a ruff, as worn during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I
- pootle — to travel or go in a relaxed or leisurely manner
- poppet — a usually plastic bead that can be connected to or detached from others of the same kind without hooks or clasps, used to form necklaces, bracelets, etc.
- ported — Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
- porter — the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
- posnet — a small pot with a handle and three feet
- posset — a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- posted — Chiefly British. a single dispatch or delivery of mail. the mail itself. the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient. an established mail system or service, especially under government authority.
- poster — post horse.
- postie — A postie is a postman.
- potage — soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- potale — residue from a grain distillery, used as animal feed
- potche — to thrust, pierce, or stab
- poteen — the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- potent — (of a cross) having a crosspiece at the extremity of each arm: a cross potent.
- pother — commotion; uproar.
- potjie — a three-legged iron pot used for cooking over a wood fire
- potpie — a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- potted — placed or enclosed in a pot.
- potter — Beatrix [bee-uh-triks] /ˈbi ə trɪks/ (Show IPA), 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.