5-letter words starting with p
- phen- — of or derived from benzene
- phene — any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- pheon — a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- phial — vial.
- phigs — Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
- phil- — philo-
- phil. — philosophy
- philo — Philo Judaeus
- phish — to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one.
- 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.
- phoca — a seal
- phon- — phono-
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- phono — phonograph.
- phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- photo — photograph.
- phpht — an expression of mild irritation or reluctance
- phyfe — Duncan, 1768–1854, U.S. cabinetmaker, born in Scotland.
- phyla — plural of phylum.
- phyle — (in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- phyma — a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- phys. — physical
- pi-pa — a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.
- piano — a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- piaui — a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- piave — a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- 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
- piccy — a picture or photograph
- picky — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- pico- — prefix
- picot — one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picra — a powder made up of aloes and canella which is used as a laxative or digestive cleanser
- picul — (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- picus — an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- pidog — an ownerless half-wild dog of uncertain breeding, common in the villages and towns of India and other countries in east and south Asia.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- piend — arris.
- piers — a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pieta — a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- piety — reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations: a prayer full of piety.
- piggy — a small or young pig.
- pight — to pitch or set up (a tent)
- pigmy — Anthropology. a member of a small-statured people native to equatorial Africa. a Negrito of southeastern Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands.
- pigui — Platform Independent Graphical User Interface
- piigs — Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain: seen collectively as the members of the European single currency whose national economies are least stable
- piing — printing types mixed together indiscriminately.
- pikau — a pack, knapsack, or rucksack
- piked — a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.
- piker — a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.