5-letter words starting with p
- pepsy — Prolog extended with parallel modules within which explicit OR-parallelism can be used.
- pepys — Samuel, 1633–1703, English diarist and naval official.
- perak — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Capital: Ipoh.
- perch — a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- percy — Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- perdu — hidden; concealed; obscured.
- peres — Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- perf. — perfect
- peri- — enclosing, encircling, or around
- peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- peris — one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- perks — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- perky — jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- perl5 — (language, tool) A commonly used but unofficial term for 5.* versions of Perl.
- perle — a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peron — Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- perry — a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- perse — of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
- perst — perished
- perth — a state in W Australia. 975,920 sq. mi. (2,527,635 sq. km). Capital: Perth.
- perts — a management method of controlling and analyzing a system or program using periodic time and money reports, often computer generated, to determine dollar and labor status at any given time.
- pervy — sexually perverted
- pesah — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- pesky — annoyingly troublesome; pesty: bothered by a pesky fly.
- pesto — a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pesty — being a nuisance or pest; annoyingly troublesome.
- peta- — prefix
- petal — one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peter — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- petit — small; petty; minor.
- petra — an ancient Arab kingdom of SW Asia, in the area of present-day Jordan, that became a Roman province in a.d. 106. Capital: Petra.
- petro — of or relating to petroleum or the petroleum industry.
- petti — an underskirt that is worn around the waist like a skirt
- petto — the bosom or chest
- petty — small and unimportant
- pewee — any of several small North American flycatchers of the genus Contopus, having a greenish-brown plumage
- pewit — lapwing
- peyse — to balance or equalize in weight
- pfalz — German name of The Palatinate.
- pg-13 — In the United States, films that are labelled PG-13 are not considered suitable for children under the age of thirteen, but parents can decide whether or not to allow their children to see the films. PG is an abbreviation for 'parental guidance'.
- phag- — phago-
- phage — bacteriophage.
- phano — fanon.
- phar. — pharmaceutical
- phare — a beacon or watchtower to guide seafarers
- pharm — pharmaceutical
- pharr — a city in S Texas.
- phase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- pheba — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- phebe — a female given name.