6-letter words containing p, r
- oporto — a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- oppari — An impromptu folk song of southern India, traditionally sung by women during a death ceremony in order to memorialize the person who has died.
- optran — Specification language for attributed tree transformation writetn by R. Wilhelm, U Saarlandes in the early 1980's.
- orphan — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- orphic — of or relating to Orpheus.
- orpine — a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- osprey — Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- otprom — One Time Programmable Read-Only Memory
- oupire — A vampire.
- packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- padder — a highwayman who steals on foot
- pahari — one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- pairle — a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pakora — an Indian dish consisting of pieces of vegetable, chicken, etc, dipped in a spiced batter and deep-fried: served with a piquant sauce
- pallor — unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
- palmar — of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- palmer — Alice Elvira, 1855–1902, U.S. educator.
- palter — to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paltry — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- pamiri — a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- pamirs — the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- pamper — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- panary — a pantry or storehouse for bread
- pandar — act as a pimp
- pander — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- paneer — a fresh, soft cheese originating in India and made by curdling milk with an acid such as lemon juice.
- panier — a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- panner — someone who pans for gold
- panter — of or relating to pants: pant cuffs.
- pantry — a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- panzer — (especially in the German army) armored: a panzer unit.
- papers — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- papery — like paper; thin or flimsy: the papery petals of the narcissus.
- parade — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- parage — lineage, family, or birth
- paraml — An extension of Standard ML which supports coarse-grained parallelism. Peter Bailey, while at the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre at University of Edinburgh, has implemented of Murray Cole's original four skeletons in paraML. See also Skel-ML.
- paramo — a high, cold plateau of South America.
- parana — a river in central South America, flowing from S Brazil along the SE boundary of Paraguay and through E Argentina into the Río de la Plata. 2050 miles (3300 km) long.
- parang — a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- paraph — a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
- parcae — an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny. Compare Parcae.
- parcel — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pardah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- parded — having spots
- pardee — (as a mild oath) certainly; indeed
- pardie — verily; indeed
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- paren. — parenthesis
- parent — a father or a mother.
- parera — a New Zealand duck, Anas superciliosa, with grey-edged brown feathers