8-letter words containing l, p, a, t
- pallette — palette (def 8).
- palliate — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- palmated — shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
- palmette — a conventionalized shape in the form of palmately spread leaves or sections, used as ornamentation. Compare anthemion, lotus (def 5).
- palmetto — any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
- palmitic — of or derived from palmitic acid.
- palmitin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 1 H 9 8 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- palometa — a pompano, Trachinotus goodei, of tropical and temperate Atlantic seas, having long, tapering fins.
- palpated — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- palpator — a type of beetle with long maxillary appendages
- palstave — a bronze celt fitted into a split wooden handle.
- pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
- panatela — a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- panetela — panatela
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- pantable — a soft, slipper-like shoe
- pantofle — a slipper.
- pantonal — marked by or using pantonality.
- papalist — a follower of the Pope or papacy
- parental — of or relating to a parent.
- parietal — Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
- partible — capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
- particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- pastille — a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- pastless — having no past
- pastoral — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- pastural — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- patagial — of or relating to a patagium
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patently — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- path lab — pathology laboratory
- pathless — trackless; untrodden: a pathless forest.
- patronal — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patulent — patulous
- patulous — open; gaping; expanded.
- paulette — a female given name: derived from Paul.
- pearlite — a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- peatland — an extensive tract of land where peat has formed.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pectoral — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- peculate — to appropriate or embezzle (public money)
- pedestal — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
- pelletal — of, relating to, or resembling a pellet
- pelmatic — of or relating to the sole of the foot
- penality — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pentacle — pentagram.