7-letter words containing p, t, i, l
- pelting — paltry; petty; mean.
- perlite — a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- petiole — Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- philter — a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- philtra — Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
- philtre — philter.
- piculet — any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.
- pightle — a small enclosure; paddock
- pigtail — a braid of hair hanging down the back of the head.
- pilates — a system of physical conditioning involving low-impact exercises and stretches designed to strengthen muscles of the torso and often performed with specialized equipment.
- pilatus — a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
- pileate — having a pileus.
- pilinut — type of nut found in the Philippines
- piloted — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilotis — a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pinitol — a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 1 4 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- pintail — a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- pistole — a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- pitfall — a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals.
- pithful — full of pith; pithy; succinct
- pithily — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- pitiful — evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- pivotal — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- plaited — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plaiter — a person who plaits something such as wool, hair, or threads
- plantin — Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- plastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- plastid — a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- platina — a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- plating — a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- platini — Michel. born 1955, French footballer, manager, and administrator; scored 41 goals in 72 games for France (1976–87); European Footballer of the Year (1983–85); president of UEFA (2007–2015)
- platypi — a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.
- plaudit — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- play it — to act in a (specified) manner
- plenist — a person who adheres to the philosophical theory of plenism
- plicate — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- ploesti — a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- plottie — a hot, spiced drink
- plumist — a person who makes ornamental plumes
- pointal — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pointel — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- poitrel — a breastplate, specifically of horse's armour
- politer — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- politic — shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- pollist — a person who advocates the use of polls
- poloist — a person who plays or is devoted to polo
- pontile — a metal bar used in glass-making
- potboil — to create potboilers.
- potlike — resembling a pot, shaped like a pot
- potline — a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.