7-letter words containing s, p
- propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- prosaic — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- prosect — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosify — to write or make into prose (esp of a dull nature)
- prosody — the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
- prosoma — an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- prosper — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- prossed — to exhibit pride or haughtiness; put on airs.
- prosser — Gabriel, 1775?–1800, U.S. leader of unsuccessful slave revolt.
- prosses — to exhibit pride or haughtiness; put on airs.
- prostas — (in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- prostie — a prostitute.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- protist — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- protons — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proviso — a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
- provost — a person appointed to superintend or preside.
- prowess — exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.
- prowest — valiant.
- prudish — excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- prussia — a former German state in N and central Germany, extending from France and the Low Countries to the Baltic Sea and Poland: developed as the chief military power of the Continent, leading the North German Confederation from 1867–71, when the German Empire was established; dissolved in 1947 and divided between East and West Germany, Poland, and the former Soviet Union. Area: (in 1939) 294 081 sq km (113 545 sq miles)
- prussic — of or derived from prussic acid.
- psalter — the Biblical book of Psalms.
- psammon — the community of microscopic life forms living between grains of sand on shores
- psather — (language) A parallel extension of Sather for a clustered shared memory model. It features threads synchronised by monitor objects ("gates"); locality assertions and placement operators. There is an implementation for the CM-5.
- pschent — the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
- pseudo- — false, fake
- psionic — of or relating to psychic powers
- psyched — psych1 .
- psychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psycho- — Psycho- is added to words in order to form other words which describe or refer to things connected with the mind or with mental processes.
- psykter — a wine jar with an ovoid body tapering at the neck, set on a high foot: used for cooling wine.
- psyllid — jumping plant louse.
- publish — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- puckish — mischievous; impish.
- pueblos — a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.
- pulaski — a double-edged hand tool having an ax blade on one side and a pickax or wide chisel on the opposite side, used especially in clearing land and removing tree stumps.
- pulpous — soft and yielding
- pulsant — pulsating; vibrant
- pulsate — to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- pulsing — the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- pulsion — the act of driving forward
- punches — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- punster — a person who makes puns frequently.
- pupfish — any of several tiny, stout killifishes of the genus Cyprinodon, inhabiting marshy waters in arid areas of western North America: several species are endangered.
- puppies — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- purchas — Samuel, 1575?–1626, English writer and editor of travel books.
- purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pursily — in a pursy manner