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7-letter words containing p

  • amputee — An amputee is someone who has had all or part of an arm or a leg amputated.
  • ampycus — a son of Pelias, husband of Chloris, and father of Mopsus.
  • anapest — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of two short syllables followed by a long one, or, as in English, of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one
  • anaphor — a word or phrase used to refer back to a previous word or phrase
  • anapsid — belonging or pertaining to the Anapsida, a subclass of reptiles, extinct except for the turtles, characterized by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull.
  • anaspid — any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
  • anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
  • antapex — the point exactly opposite in direction to the solar apex; the point away from which the solar system is moving and toward which the stars appear to be converging, located in the constellation Columba.
  • ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • antheap — Anthill.
  • antipot — opposed to the illegal use of marijuana
  • antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
  • antwerp — a province of N Belgium. Pop: 1 668 812 (2004 est). Area: 2859 sq km (1104 sq miles)
  • ap star — a peculiar A star whose emission spectrum is characterized by abnormally strong lines of certain ionized metals.
  • apaches — a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
  • apadana — the great hall in an ancient Persian palace
  • apagoge — an indirect argument which serves to prove something by showing the contrary to be absurd or impossible
  • apanage — appanage
  • apapane — a small, deep crimson Hawaiian honeycreeper, Himatione sanguinea, having black wings, tail, and bill.
  • aparejo — a kind of packsaddle made of stuffed leather cushions
  • apathia — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
  • apatite — a pale green to purple mineral, found in igneous rocks and metamorphosed limestones. It is used in the manufacture of phosphorus, phosphates, and fertilizers. Composition: calcium fluorophosphate or calcium chlorophosphate. General formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,OH,Cl). Crystal structure: hexagonal
  • ape-man — any of several extinct primates, as a pithecanthropine, with structural characteristics intermediate between ape and man
  • apehood — the state of being an ape
  • apelike — any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
  • apelles — 4th century bc, Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers
  • apepsia — a medical condition characterized by ineffective digestion or indigestion
  • apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
  • apeshit — (slang) Out of control due to anger or excitement.
  • aphagia — refusal or inability to swallow
  • aphakia — absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise
  • aphakic — lack or loss of the lens of the eye.
  • aphasia — Aphasia is a mental condition in which people are often unable to remember simple words or communicate.
  • aphasic — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
  • aphelia — The point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is farthest from the body it orbits.
  • aphemia — a type of aphasia characterized by the inability to express ideas in spoken words.
  • aphesis — the gradual disappearance of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire from esquire
  • aphetic — pertaining to or due to aphesis.
  • aphobia — Fearlessness, a lack of fear.
  • aphonia — loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract
  • aphonic — affected with aphonia
  • aphotic — characterized by or growing in the absence of light
  • aphthae — Plural form of aphtha.
  • apician — of or relating to an epicure
  • apiezon — designating any of a number of hydrocarbon oils, greases, or waxes, characterized by a low vapour pressure and used in vacuum equipment
  • apishly — In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
  • aplanat — an aplanatic lens
  • aplasia — congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
  • aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
  • aplysia — Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
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