6-letter words containing s, a, p
- pharos — a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phased — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phasic — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phasis — a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- phasor — a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- pholas — a type of bivalve mollusc that is a member of the genus Pholas and family Pholadidae
- phrase — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- phrasy — characterized by the use of many phrases
- pietas — a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pisano — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pisgah — Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- pitsaw — a two-handed saw used in pit sawing.
- places — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- plains — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- planos — a town in N Texas.
- plants — ["The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants", Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, Aristid Lindenmayer. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. 3-54097297-8].
- plashy — marshy; wet.
- plasm- — plasmo-
- plasma — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- poisha — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Bangladesh, the 100th part of a taka.
- polska — Polish name of Poland.
- posada — (in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, especially in a historic area.
- postal — of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
- potash — potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- potass — potash.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prasad — Rajendra [rah-jen-druh] /rɑˈdʒɛn drə/ (Show IPA), 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.
- prases — a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praxes — practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- praxis — practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- prespa — Lake, a lake on the borders of E Albania, SW Macedonia, and N Greece: drains underground NW to Lake Ohrid. 112 sq. mi. (290 sq. km).
- psalms — a sacred song or hymn.
- psylla — jumping plant louse.
- psywar — psychological warfare.
- ptisan — a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- pulsar — Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- puskas — Ferenc (ˈfɛrɛnk). 1927–2006, Hungarian footballer; played for Hungary (1945–56) and Real Madrid (1958–66)
- rapers — unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rapids — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- rapist — unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raptus — a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- rasped — to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- rasper — a person or thing that rasps.
- repass — to pass (a law, etc) again
- repast — a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating: to eat a light repast.
- ripsaw — a saw for cutting wood with the grain.
- saipan — an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- saloop — a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- sampan — any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.