6-letter words containing ap
- mandap — Alternative spelling of mandapa, a sacred tent used in Hindu wedding ceremonies.
- maping — former name of Liuzhou.
- maples — Plural form of maple.
- mappah — a body of Ashkenazic-oriented commentaries on the Shulhan Arukh, written by the Polish Talmudic scholar Moses Isserles (c1520–72) and incorporated by him into the code.
- mapped — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- mapper — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- maputo — Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.
- mayhap — perhaps.
- mencap — a charity that helps people with learning difficulties and promotes their interests in society
- metaph — metaphor
- midcap — (of investments) involving a medium amount of capital
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- mobcap — a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- mokapu — a town on E Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- mudcap — to blast (a rock) with an explosive attached to it with a capping of clay.
- napalm — a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- napata — an ancient city of Nubia and Cush, situated downstream from the Fourth Cataract of the Nile river, in present-day Sudan.
- napery — table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- napier — Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.
- napkin — a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
- naples — a region in SW Italy. 5214 sq. mi. (13,505 sq. km). Capital: Naples.
- naplps — North American Presentation-Level-Protocol Syntax. Format for sending text and graphics over communication lines. Used by videotex systems.
- napoli — Italian name of Naples.
- napped — to sleep for a short time; doze.
- napper — a person who naps or dozes.
- nappes — Plural form of nappe.
- nappie — a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.
- neaped — grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- offlap — the retreat of a sea from its shore.
- okapis — Plural form of okapi.
- on tap — a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
- palapa — a simple, thatched-roof dwelling, usually open on the sides.
- papacy — the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
- papago — a member of a North American Indian people closely related to the Pima and now living mainly in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
- papain — Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- papaya — the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
- papers — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- papery — like paper; thin or flimsy: the papery petals of the narcissus.
- paphos — an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- papish — a Roman Catholic
- papism — Roman Catholicism.
- papist — a Roman Catholic.
- pappus — a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle.
- papuan — of or relating to New Guinea or to Papua New Guinea.
- papula — one of the small, ciliated projections of the body wall of an echinoderm, serving for respiration and excretion.
- papule — a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.
- paraph — a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
- peapod — the part of a pea plant that surrounds the growing peas
- petnap — to steal (a pet) for ransom or resale
- pixmap — (Contraction of "pixel map"). A 3 dimensional array of bits corresponding to a 2 dimensional array of pixels. It is used, for example, in the X Window System to describe a memory region where graphics can be drawn without affecting the screen. Typically this is used for the efficient handling of expose events, icon images or for animation. Compare bitmap.