5-letter words containing a, p, i
- paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pairs — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- paisa — Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- paise — Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- palki — a palanquin; sedan chair.
- palpi — plural of palpus.
- panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- panim — a heathen or pagan
- paoli — Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pappi — a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle.
- pari- — equal or equally; even (in number)
- paria — Gulf of, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between the island of Trinidad and the NE coast of Venezuela.
- paris — Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- parti — the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pašić — Nicola. 1845–1926, Serbian statesman; prime minister of Serbia (1891–92; 1904–05; 1906–08; 1909–11; 1912–18) and of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1921–24; 1924–26)
- pasig — a city on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines, E of Manila.
- patin — a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patio — an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patis — a fish sauce used in Filipino cookery.
- patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
- patti — Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- pauli — Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- pavia — a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.
- pavid — timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
- pavin — pavane.
- pavis — a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- pedia — a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- peipa — Pilot European Image Processing Archive
- phial — vial.
- pi-pa — a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.
- piano — a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- piaui — a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- piave — a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- pibal — the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- pical — of or relating to pica
- picra — a powder made up of aloes and canella which is used as a laxative or digestive cleanser
- pieta — a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pikau — a pack, knapsack, or rucksack
- pilaf — a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- pilar — of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pilau — pilaf.
- pilaw — pilaf.
- pilea — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piman — any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- pinna — Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- pinta — one of the three ships under the command of Columbus during his first voyage to America in 1492.
- pinza — Ezio [et-see-oh,, ey-zee-oh;; Italian e-tsyaw] /ˈɛt siˌoʊ,, ˈeɪ ziˌoʊ;; Italian ˈɛ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1957, Italian basso, in the U.S.
- pipal — a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.