7-letter words containing p, o, l
- leopard — a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- leopold — 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).
- lepanto — Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- lepido- — scale or scaly
- leporid — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- leproma — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprose — leprous.
- leprosy — a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
- leprous — Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- leptome — plant tissue, similar to phloem, that conducts food substances in bryophytes
- leptons — Plural form of lepton.
- lickpot — The forefinger.
- limpopo — a river in S Africa, flowing from the N Republic of South Africa, through S Mozambique into the Indian Ocean. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- lip out — (of a ball) to reach the edge of the hole and spin away without dropping in
- liplock — (chiefly, US, informal) A kiss; especially a long, passionate one.
- lipoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of lipoic acid.
- lipomas — Plural form of lipoma.
- lippold — Richard, 1915–2002, U.S. sculptor.
- liriope — any of several plants belonging to the genus Liriope, of the lily family, having tufted, grasslike leaves and clusters of small bluish or white flowers.
- lithops — living stones.
- litprog — literate programming
- load up — charge, fill
- lobiped — (of birds) having lobed toes
- lobopod — The lobopodium of an onychophoran.
- lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lock-up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockups — Plural form of lockup.
- loglisp — A version of Prolog implemented by Robinson in Lisp which allows Prolog programs to call Lisp and vice versa.
- logship — log chip.
- lollopy — characterized by lolloping
- look up — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- lookups — Plural form of lookup.
- loom up — rise ominously
- loopers — Plural form of looper.
- loopily — In a loopy way.
- looping — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- lop nur — series of salt lakes and marshes in Xinjiang Uygur, NW China: nuclear test site.
- lop off — cut off
- loppers — long-handled pruning shears.
- lopping — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
- lopseed — a weedy plant, Phryma leptostachya, of Asia and North America, having spikes of whitish paired flowers.
- love up — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- love-up — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lycopod — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- lympho- — indicating lymph or the lymphatic system
- marplot — a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- maypole — a tall pole, decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance or engage in sports during May Day celebrations.
- milksop — a weak or ineffectual person.
- morphol — morphology
- nikopol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.