7-letter words containing imp
- imposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- imposer — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- imposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impose.
- imposex — the acquisition of male characteristics by female organisms
- imposts — Plural form of impost.
- impound — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
- impower — Archaic form of empower.
- impregn — to impregnate; make fruitful or full
- impresa — a device or emblem.
- imprese — a device or emblem.
- impress — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- imprest — impressment.
- imprint — a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- impugns — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
- impured — Simple past tense and past participle of impure.
- imputed — estimated to have a certain cash value, although no money has been received or credited.
- imputer — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impute.
- jimpest — Superlative form of jimp.
- jimping — A series of notches down the spine of a blade created to provide grip on a knife beyond the bolster.
- limpets — Plural form of limpet.
- limping — Present participle of limp.
- limpkin — a large, loud-voiced, wading bird, Aramus guarauna, intermediate in size and character between the cranes and the rails, of the warmer regions of America.
- limpopo — a river in S Africa, flowing from the N Republic of South Africa, through S Mozambique into the Indian Ocean. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- pimp up — to make (someone or something, esp a car) more extravagantly decorated, as with flashy accessories, etc
- pimping — petty; insignificant; trivial.
- quimper — a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- scrimpy — scanty; meager; barely adequate.
- shrimpy — resembling a shrimp
- simpl-t — The base language for a family of languages and compilers.
- simpler — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- simplex — simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element.
- simplon — a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- simpson — James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
- skimper — to scrimp.
- thimphu — a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). Capital: Thimphu.
- timpana — a traditional Maltese baked pasta and pastry dish
- timpani — a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- timpano — a kettledrum
- whimper — to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
- wimpier — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wimping — Present participle of wimp.
- wimpish — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wimpled — a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
- wimples — Plural form of wimple.