7-letter words containing r, a, p, l
- lapsers — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- laptray — a tray with a cushioned underside, designed to rest in a person's lap while supporting reading material, a meal eaten while watching television, etc
- lapwork — a type of craftwork in which there are parts or edges that overlap each other
- larrups — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of larrup.
- leapers — Plural form of leaper.
- lempira — a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- leopard — a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- leppard — Raymond. born 1927, British conductor and musicologist, in the US from 1977: noted esp for his revivals of early opera
- leproma — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- lipread — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipuria — the presence of fat in the urine
- lupanar — a brothel; whorehouse.
- marlpit — (dated) A pit where marl has been dug.
- marplot — a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- overlap — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- pabular — relating to pabulum
- paddler — a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
- palabra — a word.
- palaver — a conference or discussion.
- palermo — an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- palfrey — a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
- palikar — a Greek militiaman in the Greek war for independence against the Turks 1821–28.
- palikir — the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia, on the island of Pohnpei.
- palmary — having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.
- palmira — a city in W Colombia.
- palmyra — an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.
- palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- paltrow — Gwyneth (Kate). born 1972, US film actress; her films include Emma (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and Sylvia (2003)
- pantler — a pantry servant
- papular — a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.
- papyral — made from papyrus
- parable — a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- paralfl — Hudak, Yale. Parallel functional language, a superset of Alfl. Used by the Alfalfa system on Intel iPSC and Encore Multimax.
- parasol — a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- parboil — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- parella — any of various lichens, esp Lecanora parella
- parlary — Polari.
- parlies — small Scottish biscuits
- parling — talk; parley.
- parlour — Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- parnell — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- parolee — a person who is released from prison on parole.
- parsley — an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
- partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partlet — a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- parulel — "The PARULEL Parallel Rule Language", S. Stolfo et al, Proc 1991 Intl Conf Parallel Proc, CRC Press 1991, pp.36-45.
- parulis — gumboil.
- patrial — a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- payroll — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.