6-Letter Words Starting With P

1. fill with people

2. furnish with people

1. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

2. a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to

2. be the will of or have the will (to)

1. people in general considered as a whole

2. a body of people sharing some common interest

1. publicly displayed

1. a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

2. a human body (usually including the clothing)

1. an amount of time

2. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

1. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

2. someone who plays a music as a profession

1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

2. the force of policemen and officers

1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

1. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

1. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

2. an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

1. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

2. someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards

1. put in one's pocket

2. take unlawfully

1. situated in a particular spot or position

2. put in position in relation to other things

1. (of games) engaged in

1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

2. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

1. a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)

2. a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet

1. of or relating to the system for delivering mail

1. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

2. limited to the thing specified

1. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

2. a person who follows or serves another

1. a legal document giving official permission to do something

2. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

1. literature in metrical form

2. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

1. a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

2. work lightly

1. obtain a patent for

2. grant rights to; grant a patent for

1. yielding a fair profit

2. for which money is paid

1. the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended

2. a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

1. large Old World boas

2. a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit

1. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

2. reverent petition to a deity

1. like better; value more highly

2. select as an alternative over another

1. a color between red and blue

2. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

1. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

2. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

2. (computer science) a message or message fragment

1. a large and stately mansion

2. the governing group of a kingdom

1. a full supply

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

1. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

2. a game that tests your ingenuity

1. the property of being smooth and shiny

2. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

1. to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

1. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

2. a short musical passage

1. be shown or be found to be

2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

1. the day on which you receive pay for your work

1. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

2. apply powder to

1. a local church community

2. the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

1. established beyond doubt

1. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

2. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

1. extremely crowed or filled to capacity

2. pressed together or compressed

1. informal terms for urination

1. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

2. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

1. a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

2. a warrant to take someone into custody

1. an expression of approval and commendation

2. offering words of homage as an act of worship

1. walk ostentatiously

2. march in a procession in a public place

1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

2. follow in or as if in pursuit

1. a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

2. a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

1. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

2. someone who guards an entrance

1. (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

1. a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

2. the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

1. attach a prefix to

2. an affix that is added in front of the word

1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

2. annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

1. rest on or as if on a pillow

2. a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

1. a wrapped container

2. the allotment of some amount by dividing something

1. promise solemnly and formally

2. pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals

1. cut or make a way through

2. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship

1. a garment size for short or slender women

2. very small

1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil

2. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

1. eat alfresco, in the open air

2. a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

1. spoil as if by poison

2. kill with poison

1. an introductory textbook

2. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

1. somewhat ill or prone to illness

2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

1. restricted to something

1. copy illegally; of published material

2. take arbitrarily or by force

1. a computer program that divides code up into functional components

1. (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

2. a memorial made of brass

1. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

1. that have been left

1. underground pod of the peanut vine

2. widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground

1. add details to

2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

1. any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)

1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

2. (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

1. a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

1. a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

1. a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

1. being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

1. a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

1. a regular customer

2. the proprietor of an inn

1. a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

1. a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals

1. wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

1. usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

2. a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

1. (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

2. (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity

1. a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems

2. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

1. a promise

2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

1. a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

2. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

1. a fundamental principle or practice

2. anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

1. hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it

2. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

1. having great influence

2. having or wielding force or authority

1. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

1. mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion

1. a person afflicted with psychosis

1. propel with a paddle

2. play in or as if in water, as of small children

1. aroused to impatience or anger

2. very drunk

1. a dough of flour and water and shortening

2. any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

1. marked by refinement in taste and manners

2. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

1. material used to pave an area

2. the paved surface of a thoroughfare

1. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

1. the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

1. of or relating to poetry

2. of or relating to poets

1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

1. short underpants for women or children

1. involving or having two dimensions

1. the act of excusing a mistake or offense

2. a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

1. any of various pale or light colors

2. lacking in body or vigor

1. calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)

2. the system of numbering pages

1. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem

2. occurring in pairs or as a pair

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

2. humorous or satirical mimicry

1. the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

2. composed of more than one member, set, or kind

1. tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

1. bulge outward

2. hit a pop-fly

1. a public square with room for pedestrians

1. the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

2. a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it

1. thrust or throw into

2. drop steeply

1. set in advance

1. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

2. in full control of your faculties

1. deliver a sermon

2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of

1. serving as an essential component

2. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

1. a workman employed to pack things into containers

2. a wholesaler in the meat-packing business

1. the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

1. of or relating to the pelvis

1. vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

2. informal terms for a difficult situation

1. able to absorb fluids

2. allowing passage in and out

1. small dun-colored North American flycatcher

1. the final payment of a debt

2. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

1. a small smooth rounded rock

1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

2. a solemn pledge of fidelity

1. reflect deeply on a subject

1. to hold fast or prevent from moving

2. attach or fasten with pins

1. soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar

2. any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

1. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

1. a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

1. a person who chooses or selects out

2. someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.

1. reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

2. a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

1. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

2. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

1. an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

1. a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

1. a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws

1. (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

2. walking with slow regular strides

1. translating an idea into action

1. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

2. not easily irritated

1. work lightly

2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

1. (used informally) completely unclothed

1. a small rounded mass of a substance

2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm

1. having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

1. an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral

1. (of tempo) very fast

2. suddenly

1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

1. an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

1. somewhat ill or prone to illness

2. having or rising to a peak

1. pay for something before receiving it

1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

2. a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

1. a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs

1. affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste

1. wade or dabble in a puddle

2. subject to puddling or form by puddling

1. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil

2. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

1. the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland

1. a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

1. having a high price

1. in a punctual manner

1. religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

1. a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum

1. a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present

2. an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside

1. the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

2. a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

1. a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)

2. a container for cooking popcorn

1. treat with excessive indulgence

1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

1. a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

2. (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers

1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

1. an armored vehicle or tank

1. a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head

1. tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

2. large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

1. cause to move forward with force

2. give an incentive for action

1. an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

1. produce a literary work

1. someone who works in a coal mine

1. footwear usually with wooden soles

1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

1. any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups

2. a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

1. irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.

1. of or relating to the penis

1. plant in a pot

2. of plants; planted or grown in a pot

1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

2. make pure or free from sin or guilt

1. a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

2. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

1. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

2. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship

1. examine or consider with attention and in detail

1. set into opposition or rivalry

2. mark with a scar

1. any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

1. (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

2. (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

1. any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills

1. the form of government of a social organization

2. a politically organized unit

1. a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper)

2. an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood)

1. a person who passes by casually or by chance

2. a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group

1. a young pig

1. a minor match preceding the main event

2. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue

1. a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers

2. stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

1. a person who is rejected (from society or home)

1. one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

2. an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

1. a person who is very poor

1. a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one

1. relating to or promoting digestion

1. informal terms for a human `tooth'

2. of a white the color of pearls

1. any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones

1. someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself

2. someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

1. gathered for protruding fullness

1. formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos

1. succeed in obtaining a position

2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

1. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

1. a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry

1. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

2. (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

1. a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color

1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church

1. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

2. a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables

1. excellent

2. of something resembling a peach in color

1. obscene terms for penis

2. bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

1. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

2. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

1. any of several bases that are derivatives of purine

2. a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances

1. plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

1. (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

1. offensive inquisitiveness

2. offensively curious or inquisitive

1. rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen

2. a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive

1. the basic unit of money in Macao

1. a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar

2. the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it

1. manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere

2. a prefabricated structure

1. someone who propels a boat with a pole

2. (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground

1. not worth considering

2. contemptibly small in amount

1. any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams

1. move down on as if in an attack

2. the act of pouncing

1. a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery

1. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

2. hit lightly

1. pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading

2. relating to speech

1. existing or belonging to a time before a war

1. work table of a machine tool

2. the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type

1. saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken

1. rain gently

2. make light, rapid and repeated sounds

1. relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land

1. relating to the pineal body

2. having the form of a pine cone

1. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

2. any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers

1. disparaging terms for small people

2. small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

1. a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons

2. the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

1. an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

1. the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane

1. someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

1. used to refer to cited works

1. a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

1. meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices

1. (informal) a quick private conference

2. a council of or with Native Americans

1. emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

1. sell or offer for sale from place to place

1. make a sweeping movement

2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

2. draw together into folds or puckers

1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

2. make a summary (of)

1. a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on

1. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

2. a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

1. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

1. low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)

1. any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges

1. suffering from irrational fears

1. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

2. expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

1. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

1. a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards

2. a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

1. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited

2. showing courage

1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

1. of or relating to or attended by putrefaction

2. in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor

1. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

1. yield (to); give satisfaction to

2. arrange for sexual partners for others

1. relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot

1. informal terms for journalists

1. a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

1. the finger farthest from the thumb

1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

1. someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all

1. a negotiation between enemies

2. discuss, as between enemies

1. capable of being influenced or formed

2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

1. a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

2. (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers

1. a feeling of deep longing

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

1. a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients

1. the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

1. annoy persistently

1. an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare

1. exaggeratedly proper

2. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

1. an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones

1. a pig fattened to provide meat

1. share the suffering of

1. strike, usually with the fist

2. a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

1. multiple collisions of vehicles

1. a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

2. a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

1. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

1. a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer

1. a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)