5-Letter Words with P: page 2

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• pause7v. To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an...
• paved11adj. Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
• paver10n. A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
• pavis10n. Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small...
• pavon10n. A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a...
• pawed11adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
• payam12n. A subdivision of a county in parts of South Sudan and Sudan.
• payee10n. One to whom money is paid.
• payer10n. One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been...
• payor10n. One who makes a payment.
• peace9n. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free...
• peach12n. Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely...
• peaky14adj. Sickly; peaked.
• pearl7n. Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
• peart7adj. Lively; active.
• peary10adj. Resembling pears, pear-like.
• pease7v. To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
• peasy10adj. Resembling or characteristic of peas.
• peaty10adj. Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
• peavy13n. A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel...
• pecan9n. A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern...
• pecky16adj. Discoloured by fungus growth or insects.
• pedal8n. A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a...
• pedes8n. Pediatrics.
• peele7n. A kind of antelope, the rhebok, Pelea capreolus.
• peely10adj. Tending to peel.
• peepo9interj. Synonym of peekaboo.
• peery10n. Spinning top.
• peeth10n. A well (for drawing water).
• peeve10n. An annoyance or grievance.
• pegan8n. A person who practices peganism, a variant of the vegan diet and paleo...
• peggy12n. Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
• peine7n. Pain or punishment.
• pekan11n. A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti).
• pekoe11n. A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka...
• peled8n. The Coregonus peled, a whitefish of the Salmonidae family, endemic to...
• penal7adj. Of or relating to punishment.
• penge8n. (typically penge flaw or penge error) a printing flaw on early...
• penna7n. A contour feather.
• penne7n. A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
• penni7n. A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.
• penny10n. In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of...
• peony10n. A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
• pepin9n. A specialized compartment found in the bacterium Thiomargarita...
• peppy14adj. Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy.
• perch12n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus...
• percy12n. A unit of Percocet.
• perdu8n. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
• perek11n. A chapter of a religious text.
• peril7n. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
• perky14adj. Lively and often cheerful and enthusiastic.
• perlo7n. A rustic, one-pot Southern dish featuring chicken, smoked sausage, and...
• perma9v. To permakill.
• perne7v. To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel).
• perry10n. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple...
• perse7n. A very dark (almost black) purple or blue-gray colour.
• pesky14adj. Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
• pesto7n. A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in...
• pesty10adj. Annoying or troublesome; pesky.
• petai7n. Stink bean, bitter bean (Parkia speciosa).
• petal7n. One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies...
• peter7n. The penis.
• petit7adj. Petite: small, little.
• petra7n. Stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
• petre7n. Saltpetre.
• petro7n. A Venezuelan cryptocurrency launched in 2018, supposed to be backed by...
• petti7n. A petticoat.
• petto7n. Only used in in petto.
• petty10adj. Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
• pewee10n. Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus Contopus.
• pfaff16interj. Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
• pfund11n. A pound (unit of weight), in German contexts.
• phage11n. A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
• phane10n. Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
• phara10n. A traditional steamed dumpling made from rice flour and lentil filling...
• phare10n. Beacon.
• pharm12n. A site where organisms are produced for the creation of medicine or...
• pharo10n. A pharos; a lighthouse.
• phase10n. A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
• phats10n. Phat pants.
• phial10n. A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such...
• phile10n. A pedophile.
• phish13v. To engage in phishing.
• phlox17n. Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
• phobe12n. A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”).
• phoca12n. A seal.
• phone10n. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time...
• phony13adj. Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
• photo10n. A photograph.
• phuck16v. Filter-avoidance spelling of fuck.
• physa13n. Any of several species of freshwater snails, included in the family...
• phyto13n. A phytosanitary certificate.
• piano7n. A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven...
• pichi12n. A small armadillo (Zaedyus pichiy), native to Argentina, which is the...
• picky16adj. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
• picon9n. A caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and...
• picot9n. An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
• pidge9n. A pigeonhole.
• piece9n. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be...
• piety10n. Reverence and devotion to God.
• piezo16adj. Of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves...
• piggy12n. A pig (the animal).
• piked12adj. Furnished with a pike; ending in a point.
• piker11n. A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
• pikey14n. A pike (type of fish).
• pilaf10n. A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking...
• pilar7adj. Relating to hair.
• pilau7adj. Filthy.
• pilch12n. A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
• piled8adj. Formed from a pile or fagot.
• piles7n. A large amount of.
• pilin7n. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in...
• pilly10adj. Covered in pills (particles created by mechanical wear).
• pilon7n. A conical loaf of sugar.
• pilot7n. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
• pilum9n. A Roman military javelin.
• pilus7n. A hair.
• pinch12v. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
• pinda8n. A small bag for Ayurvedic massage, filled with aromatic herbs.
• piner7n. An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease.
• pingo8n. A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift...
• pinin7n. A protein associated with desmosome.
• pinks11n. Flowers in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes called carnations.
• pinky14adj. Pinkish.
• pinna7n. The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of...
• pinny10n. A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over...
• pinot7n. Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
• pinta7n. A pint of milk.
• pinto7n. A horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color.
• pinus7n. Any member of the genus Pinus; a pine.
• pious7adj. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
• piped10adj. Shaped like a pipe; tubular.
• piper9n. A musician who plays a pipe.
• pipes9n. A single pipe organ.
• pipit9n. Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus...
• pippy14adj. Full of pips or seeds.
• pique16v. To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to...
• pirog8n. A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in...
• pirot7n. A notional living being used in discussing certain aspects of the...
• pisco9n. A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing...
• pista7n. Pistachio.
• piste7n. A downhill trail.
• pitch12n. A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; tree sap.
• pitha10n. A snack food from the Indian subcontinent resembling a pancake...
• pithy13adj. Concise and meaningful.
• piton7n. A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a...
• pitot7n. A pitot head or pitot tube.
• pitta7n. Any passerine belonging to the taxonomic family Pittidae.
• pitty10n. A pit bull terrier.
• pivot10n. A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or...
• pixel14n. One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a...
• pixie14n. A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
• pizer16n. A (front) porch (on a house).
• pizza25n. A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped...
• pizzo25n. A glass pipe with a spherical bulb for freebasing drugs such as...
• place9n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
• plack13n. A coin issued by James III of Scotland; also a 15th-16th century...
• plage8n. A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.
• plaid8n. A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered...
• plain7adj. Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
• plait7n. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
• plane7adj. Of a surface: flat or level.
• plank11n. A flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides...
• plano7adj. Of lenses: flat; having no curvature; not serving to correct the vision.
• plant7n. An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of...
• plash10n. A small pool of standing water; a marshy pond; also, a puddle...
• plasm9n. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular...
• plate7n. A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or...
• platt7n. A marketplace.
• platy10adj. Resembling plates.
• platz16v. To become aggravated.
• playa10n. A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
• plaza16n. A town's public square.
• plead8v. To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
• pleat7n. A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the...
• plebe9n. A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
• plebs9n. The plebeian class of Ancient Rome or its equivalent in other ancient...
• pleck13n. A plot of ground.
• pleco9n. Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae...
• plena7n. A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and...
• plene7adv. With matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
• plexi14n. A Plexiglas guitar.
• plica9n. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
• plier7n. One who plies.
• pling8n. The symbol ! (an exclamation mark).
• plink11n. A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound.
• plitt7n. An instrument of punishment resembling the knout, formerly used in...
• plonk11interj. The sound made by something solid landing.
• plotz16v. To flop down wearily.
• pluck13v. To pull something sharply; to pull something out.
• plugg9n. A laid-back subgenre of trap music.
• pluma9n. A feather.
• plumb11n. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by...
• plume9n. A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize...
• plump11adj. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
• plunk11n. A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed...
• plush10adj. Very extravagant.
• pluto7v. To demote or devalue something.
• poach12v. To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water...
• poast7v. To post on an internet site, especially with ironic or mischievous...
• pocan9n. The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
• pocho12n. Spanglish.
• pocky16adj. Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.
• poddy12adj. Of or pertaining to a pod or pods.
• podge9n. A fat person.
• podgy12adj. Slightly fat.
• poesy10n. A poem.
• pogge9n. A scorpaeniform fish native to the waters of northern Europe, Agonus...
• pogue8n. A kiss.
• poilu7n. A French infantryman during the First World War.
• point7n. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
• poise7n. A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
• pokal11n. A tall drinking cup.
• poker11n. A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs...
• pokey14adj. Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
• pokie11n. Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for...
• polar7adj. Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the...
• poled8adj. Marked with poles.
• poley10adj. Without horns; polled.
• polio7n. A person who has poliomyelitis.
• polis7n. A Greek city-state.
• polje14n. An extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no...
• polka11n. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
• polls7n. A place where votes are cast in elections.
• polly10n. A prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.
• polyp12n. A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth...
• pombe11n. An African beer made from millet.
• pomme11n. A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an...
• pommy14n. A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.
• pondy11adj. Resembling a pond; pondlike.
• ponga8n. A medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand, of species Alsophila...
• ponge8adj. In the shape of a circle, circular.
• pongo8n. A soldier.
• ponto7n. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to...
• ponzu16n. A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙...
• pooch12n. A dog.
• pooey10adj. Like poo; crappy, of low quality.
• poofy13adj. Of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated.
• pooka11n. A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
• poopy12adj. Worthless; unpleasant.
• poort7n. A mountain pass.
• pooty10n. The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
• poppa11n. Father, papa.
• poppy14n. Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with...
• popsy12n. Grandfather.
• porch12n. A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and...
• pored8adj. Having or furnished with pores.
• porgy11n. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
• porin7n. Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as...
• porky14adj. Resembling or characteristic of pork.
• porta7n. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves...
• porto7n. An apéritif made from port.
• porty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of port wine.
• porus7n. A pore.
• posca9n. A drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by mixing sour wine or vinegar...
• posed8adj. Holding a certain pose.
• poser7n. A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
• poset7n. A partially ordered set.
• posey10adj. Pretentious; posturing.
• posho10adj. Posh.
• posit7n. Something that is posited; a postulate.
• posse7n. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile...
• potch12n. A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
• potin7n. An alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.
• potoo7n. Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes...
• potsy10n. A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
• potto7n. A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical...
• potty10n. A chamber pot.
• pouch12n. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
• poufy13adj. Bouffant.
• pough11n. A bag.
• poule7n. A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
• poult7n. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey...
• pound8n. A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
• pouty10adj. Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger....
• power10n. The ability to do or undergo something.
• powis10n. A black curassow (Crax alector).
• prana7n. Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.
• prang8n. An aeroplane crash.
• prank11n. A practical joke or mischievous trick.
• prase7n. A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.
• prata7n. Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a...
• prate7n. Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
• prawn10n. A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
• praya10n. A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.
• preem9n. The premiere of a film.
• preen7n. A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
• prefs10n. Preferences.
• premo9adj. Excellent, attractive.
• preon7n. A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of...
• presa7n. A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin...
• preso7n. A presentation.
• press7n. An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
• prest7n. A loan or advance (of money).
• preta7n. A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit...
• prexy17n. A president, especially of a college or university.
• price9n. The cost required to gain possession of something.
• prick13n. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
• pride8n. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in...
• prier7n. A person who pries.
• prill7v. To flow, spurt.
• prima9adj. Most important.
• prime9adj. First in importance, degree, or rank.
• primo9n. The principal part of a duet.
• primp11v. To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
• prink11n. The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing...
• print7adj. Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.
• prion7n. A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible...
• prior7adj. Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
• prise7v. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
• prism9n. An object having the shape of a geometrical prism (sense 1).
• priss7n. A prissy person.
• privy13adj. Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.
• prize16n. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by...
• probe9n. Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
• probs9adv. Synonym of probably.
• prock13n. An imaginary creature similar to the guyascutus or the sidehill gouger.
• proem9n. An introduction, preface or preamble.
• prole7n. A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
• proll7v. To prowl or search after; to plunder, to rob.
• promo9n. An interview or monologue intended to promote a character or an...
• prone7adj. Lying face-down.
• prong8n. A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar...
• pronk11v. To jump with all four limbs at once.
• proof10n. An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a...
• props9n. Respect for, or recognition of, another person; an expression of...
• prose7n. Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
• proso7n. Panicum miliaceum, a grass used as a crop.
• pross7n. A prostitute.
• prosy10adj. Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
• proto7n. A prototype of a design.
• proud8adj. Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an...
• prove10v. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to...
• prowl10v. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to...
• proxy17adj. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
• prude8n. A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who...
• prune7n. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
• pruno7n. An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional...
• pruny10adj. (Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits...
• pryer10n. A person who pries; a pry.
• psalm9n. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship...
• pseud8n. Pseudomonas bacteria.
• pshaw13interj. Indicating contempt, disgust, irritation, impatience, or disbelief.
• psion7n. The psi-meson, a sub-atomic particle.
• psoas7n. Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in...
• pssht10interj. Synonym of pshaw.
• pssst7interj. Elongated form of psst.
• psych15n. A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric...
• psyop12n. An instance of psyops: a psychological operation, usually of a...
• pubes9n. The pubic region.
• pubic11adj. Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the...
• pubis9n. The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the...
• pucks13n. Plenty; an abundance (of something).
• pucky16n. Feces, excrement.
• pudge9n. Something short and fat.
• pudgy12adj. Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.
• puffa13n. A kind of shiny padded jacket.
• puffy16adj. Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
• puggy12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
• pugio8n. A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
• puker11n. Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
• pukey14adj. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
• pukka15adj. Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable...
• pulla7n. A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed...
• pully10n. A pullover.
• pulpy12adj. Having the characteristics of pulp.
• pulse7n. A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example...
• pumpy14adj. Intense on the forearms.
• punch12n. A hit or strike with one's fist.
• punja14n. Cultivable dry land.
• punji14n. A sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other...
• punky14adj. Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
• punny10adj. Resembling a pun; involving the use of a pun.
• punta7n. A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.
• punto7n. A hit or point.
• pupal9adj. Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
• pupil9n. A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
• puppa11n. Papa; father.
• puppy14n. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
• puree7n. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
• purga8n. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
• purge8v. To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of...
• purry10adj. Inclined to purr; purring.
• purse7n. A small bag for carrying money.
• pushy13adj. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
• putto7n. A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small...
• putty10n. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate...
• pygmy16n. A member of various legendary races of dwarfs, or supernatural peoples...
• pylon10n. A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
• pyran10n. Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring...
• pyrex17n. A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high...
• pyxis17n. A small box.

Q

• qipao16n. A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese women.
• quipu16n. A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted...

R

• ralph10v. To vomit.
• rapee7n. A victim of rape.
• raper7n. One who commits rape; a rapist.
• rapey10adj. Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or...
• raphe10n. A seamlike ridge or furrow on an organ, bodily tissue, or other...
• rapid8adj. Very swift or quick.

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