6-letter words starting with pa
- palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- paleal — pertaining to the palea
- palely — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- paleo- — the Old World
- palest — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- palila — a stout Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxioides bailleui, having a thick, stubby bill, yellow head and breast, and gray back: an endangered species.
- paling — a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palish — somewhat pale.
- palkee — a palanquin
- pallah — an impala
- pallas — Also called Pallas Athena. Classical Mythology. Athena (def 1).
- palled — a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- pallet — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
- pallia — a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- pallid — pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
- pallor — unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
- palmar — of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- palmas — a seaport on NE Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands.
- palmed — having a palm or palms of a specified kind (often used in combination): a wide-palmed hand.
- palmer — Alice Elvira, 1855–1902, U.S. educator.
- palmie — a palmtop computer
- palolo — palolo worm.
- paloma — a female given name.
- palpal — of or related to a palpus.
- palpus — an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc.
- palter — to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paltry — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- pamela — (or Virtue Rewarded) an epistolary novel (1740) by Samuel Richardson.
- pamiri — a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- pamirs — the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- pampas — a city in N Texas.
- pamper — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- pamyat — an ultraconservative Russian nationalist organization founded in 1980 and noted for disseminating anti-Western and anti-Semitic propaganda.
- pan gu — P'an Ku.
- panada — a thick sauce or paste made with bread crumbs, milk, and seasonings, often served with roast wild fowl or meat.
- panaji — state of W India, on the Arabian Sea. A former Portuguese colony, it was later (1961–87) part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu. 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panaji (Panjim).
- panama — a republic in S Central America. 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km).
- panary — a pantry or storehouse for bread
- pandal — (in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.
- pandar — act as a pimp
- pander — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- paneer — a fresh, soft cheese originating in India and made by curdling milk with an acid such as lemon juice.
- panful — the amount a pan can hold.
- pangea — the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
- pangwe — Fang (def 1).
- panier — a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- panini — flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- panino — Usually, panini. a traditional, small Italian sandwich filled with meat, cheese, grilled vegetables, etc., and usually toasted.
- panisc — a faun; an attendant of Pan