6-letter words starting with p
- p wave — a longitudinal wave that advances by alternate compression and expansion in a solid or fluid medium, like a sound wave
- p-book — a printed book. Compare e-book.
- p-code — (language) The intermediate language produced by the Pascal-P compiler. P-code is the assembly language for a hypothetical stack machine, the P-machine, said to imitate the instruction set of the Burroughs 6700. The term was first used in the Wirth reference below. Byte articles on writing a Pascal Compiler in Northstar BASIC (ca Aug 1978) also used the term. P-code was initially the intermediate code generated by the P2 compiler from ETH Zurich. P-code was later used as the intermediate language in the UCSD Pascal System, and in its two main derivatives, Apple Pascal and the UCSD P-system. Variants: P2 P-code, P4 P-code, UCSD P-code, LASL P-code.
- p-mail — Physical mail, as opposed to e-mail. Synonymous with snail-mail.
- p-type — (of a semiconductor) having a density of mobile holes in excess of that of conduction electrons
- p-wave — a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
- p.j.'s — pajamas.
- p.o.'d — pissed off.
- p.o.d. — (data) Piece Of Data (as opposed to code).
- pablum — (lowercase) trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.
- paccha — an Incan wooden container for holding liquids.
- pachak — the fragrant roots of an Asian plant, used as incense
- pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
- pacing — a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
- pacino — Al, full name Alfredo James Pacino. born 1940, US film actor; his films include The Godfather (1972), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Scent of a Woman (1992), for which he won an Oscar, and Insomnia (2002)
- packed — transporting, or used in transporting, a pack or load: pack animals.
- packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- packet — a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.
- packit — (file format, tool) A file format used on the Apple Macintosh to represent collections of Mac files, possibly Huffman compressed. Packing many small related files together before a MacBinary transfer or a translation to BinHex 4.0 is common practice.
- pact i — An early system on the IBM 701. Version PACT IA was for the IBM 704.
- pactum — a pact
- paczki — a traditional Polish doughnut, filled with jam or another sweet filling and covered with powdered sugar or icing.
- padang — a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- padauk — any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
- padded — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- padder — a highwayman who steals on foot
- paddle — a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
- padeye — a ring fixed to the structure of a ship as a hold for small lines, tackles, etc.
- padkos — snacks and provisions for a journey
- padnag — an ambling horse
- padouk — any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
- padova — Italian name of Padua.
- padsaw — a small compass saw with a pad.
- paduan — a city in NE Italy.
- paedo- — indicating a child or children
- paella — a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- paging — a boy servant or attendant.
- paglia — Camille. born 1947, US writer and academic, noted for provocative cultural studies such as Sexual Personae (1990) and Vamps and Tramps (1995)
- pagnol — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1974, French playwright.
- pagoda — (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- pahang — a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Capital: Kuantan.
- pahari — one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- pained — hurt; injured.
- painim — a heathen or pagan
- painty — of, coated with, or soiled with paint: a painty finish; painty overalls.
- pairle — a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paisan — compatriot.
- paiute — a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- pajama — of, relating to, or resembling pajamas: a pajama top; a lounging outfit with pajama pants.
- pakahi — acid land that is unsuitable for cultivation
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