5-letter words containing l, p
- parle — talk; parley.
- parly — a small gingerbread biscuit
- parol — something stated or declared.
- patly — in an appropriate manner; fitly
- paula — a female given name: derived from Paul.
- 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.
- peale — Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- pearl — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- pedal — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- peele — George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- pelee — Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- pella — a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- pelly — a river in SE Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing NW to the Yukon River. 330 miles (530 km) long.
- pelma — the sole of the foot
- pelon — (in Latin America) hairless
- pelta — a small shield, usually crescent shaped, used in ancient times
- penal — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pepla — a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips.
- peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- perl5 — (language, tool) A commonly used but unofficial term for 5.* versions of Perl.
- perle — a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- petal — one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- pfalz — German name of The Palatinate.
- phial — vial.
- phil- — philo-
- phil. — philosophy
- philo — Philo Judaeus
- phlox — any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors. Compare phlox family.
- phyla — plural of phylum.
- phyle — (in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- 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
- picul — (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- 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.
- pilch — an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- pilea — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piled — having a pile, as velvet and other fabrics.
- piler — someone who makes a pile or places things on a pile
- piles — a hemorrhoid.
- pili- — hair
- pills — a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- pilon — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilos — Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilum — a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- pilus — a hair or hairlike structure.
- pinel — Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.