6-letter words with P in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter P is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of P in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how P in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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happen | 13 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here |
stupid | 9 | lacking intelligence | - |
couple | 10 | link together | can we couple these proposals? |
report | 8 | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | - |
simple | 10 | apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | the simple passage of time was enough |
expect | 17 | regard something as probable or likely | The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow |
except | 17 | take exception to | - |
accept | 12 | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | I cannot accept your invitation |
spirit | 8 | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | - |
escape | 10 | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion | We escaped to our summer house for a few days |
simply | 13 | in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | they lived very simply |
weapon | 11 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | he was licensed to carry a weapon |
opened | 9 | not sealed or having been unsealed | the opened package lay on the table |
spring | 9 | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | - |
spread | 9 | fully extended in width | outspread wings |
repeat | 8 | to say, state, or perform again | - |
hoping | 12 | - | - |
temple | 10 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
speech | 13 | (language) communication by word of mouth | his speech was garbled |
appear | 10 | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | This appears to be a very difficult problem |
spoken | 12 | uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination | a spoken message |
sports | 8 | - | - |
expert | 15 | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | an expert job |
script | 10 | something written by hand | - |
troops | 8 | soldiers collectively | - |
joseph | 18 | leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) | - |
deeply | 12 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | They felt the loss deeply |
nephew | 14 | a son of your brother or sister | - |
empire | 10 | a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | - |
supply | 13 | circulate or distribute or equip with | supply blankets for the beds |
option | 8 | the act of choosing or selecting | - |
corpse | 10 | the dead body of a human being | the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse |
spider | 9 | a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | - |
impact | 12 | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat | - |
ripped | 11 | stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) | - |
supper | 10 | a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime | - |
sample | 10 | take a sample of | - |
creepy | 13 | causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin | a creepy story |
temper | 10 | a sudden outburst of anger | his temper sparked like damp firewood |
deputy | 12 | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent | - |
carpet | 10 | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | - |
repair | 8 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | She repaired her TV set |
copies | 10 | - | - |
appeal | 10 | attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates | his smile was part of his appeal to her |
upside | 9 | the highest or uppermost side of anything | - |
sleeps | 8 | - | - |
apples | 10 | - | - |
cooper | 10 | United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) | - |
triple | 8 | increase threefold | - |
sleepy | 11 | ready to fall asleep | beginning to feel sleepy |
depend | 10 | have faith or confidence in | - |
orphan | 11 | a child who has lost both parents | - |
campus | 12 | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
recipe | 10 | directions for making something | - |
shaped | 12 | shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | a shaped handgrip |
spying | 12 | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes | - |
expose | 15 | to show, make visible or apparent | - |
spends | 9 | - | - |
murphy | 16 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
chapel | 13 | a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar | he was late for chapel |
trophy | 14 | something given as a token of victory | - |
superb | 10 | of surpassing excellence | a superb actor |
harper | 11 | someone who plays the harp | - |
aspect | 10 | the feelings expressed on a person's face | - |
apollo | 8 | (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis | - |
sniper | 8 | a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place | - |
crappy | 15 | very bad | - |
copper | 12 | a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper | - |
keeper | 12 | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | - |
creeps | 10 | a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait | - |
expand | 16 | exaggerate or make bigger | - |
splash | 11 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
daphne | 12 | any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers | - |
spooky | 15 | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | - |
depths | 12 | (plural) the deepest and most remote part | from the depths of darkest Africa |
gospel | 9 | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings | - |
whoops | 14 | - | - |
jumper | 17 | a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing | - |
grapes | 9 | - | - |
sloppy | 13 | not fitting closely; hanging loosely | - |
update | 9 | bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data | tonight, I will update my operating system |
copied | 11 | - | - |
tipped | 11 | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | - |
jasper | 15 | an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone | - |
openly | 11 | in an open way | he openly flaunted his affection for his sister |
hopper | 13 | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | - |
sponge | 9 | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
occupy | 15 | consume all of one's attention or time | - |
diaper | 9 | garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | - |
repent | 8 | turn away from sin or do penitence | - |
scrape | 10 | a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) | - |
oppose | 10 | contrast with equal weight or force | - |
tapped | 11 | in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug | latex from tapped rubber trees |
typing | 12 | writing done with a typewriter | - |
impose | 10 | impose something unpleasant | - |
sparks | 12 | - | - |
import | 10 | having important effects or influence | - |
bumper | 12 | a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast) | we quaffed a bumper of ale |
hippie | 13 | someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | - |
employ | 13 | engage or hire for work | How many people has she employed? |
nipple | 10 | the small projection of a mammary gland | - |
depart | 9 | move away from a place into another direction | The train departs at noon |
upbeat | 10 | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles |
rapist | 8 | someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse | - |
ripper | 10 | a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife | - |
grumpy | 14 | annoyed and irritable | - |
spinal | 8 | anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord | - |
spoilt | 8 | affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity | - |
gramps | 11 | the father of your father or mother | - |
comply | 15 | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | You must comply or else! |
zipper | 19 | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab | - |
export | 15 | commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country | - |
sphere | 11 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
spence | 10 | - | - |
raping | 9 | - | - |
unpack | 14 | remove from its packing | unpack the presents |
speedy | 12 | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | a speedy car |
napkin | 12 | a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | - |
bypass | 13 | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | - |
troupe | 8 | organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | - |
rapper | 10 | a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | - |
reaper | 8 | Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe | - |
spouse | 8 | a person's partner in marriage | - |
spiral | 8 | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | - |
opener | 8 | a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens | - |
helper | 11 | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | - |
uptown | 11 | a residential part of town away from the central commercial district | - |
herpes | 11 | any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin | - |
deploy | 12 | place troops or weapons in battle formation | - |
taping | 9 | a recording made on magnetic tape | - |
spleen | 8 | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses | - |
scraps | 10 | food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) | - |
sprung | 9 | - | - |
output | 8 | signal that comes out of an electronic system | - |
crispy | 13 | tender and brittle | - |
coupon | 10 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | - |
uphold | 12 | support against an opponent | - |
apiece | 10 | to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) | - |
reopen | 8 | open again or anew | They reopened the theater |
snappy | 13 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | snappy weather |
sweeps | 11 | - | - |
upward | 12 | to a later time | from childhood upward |
spoils | 8 | - | - |
splits | 8 | - | - |
upload | 9 | transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location | - |
dipped | 12 | having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) | - |
utopia | 8 | an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | - |
hooper | 11 | - | - |
camper | 12 | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling | - |
drapes | 9 | - | - |
coping | 11 | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | - |
yippee | 13 | - | - |
armpit | 10 | the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder | they were up to their armpits in water |
eloped | 9 | - | - |
draper | 9 | a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) | - |
apache | 13 | any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma | - |
beeper | 10 | an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged | - |
umpire | 10 | an official at a baseball game | - |
aspire | 8 | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal | - |
abrupt | 10 | marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions | abrupt prose |
septic | 10 | containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms | a septic sore throat |
uproar | 8 | a state of commotion and noise and confusion | - |
replay | 11 | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | - |
sprout | 8 | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | the plant sprouted early this year |
biopsy | 13 | examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease | - |
uphill | 11 | sloping upward | - |
moping | 11 | - | - |
corpus | 10 | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | - |
cyprus | 13 | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin | - |
tampon | 10 | plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) | - |
napalm | 10 | gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers | - |
steppe | 10 | extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) | - |
deport | 9 | hand over to the authorities of another country | - |
exempt | 17 | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | She exempted me from the exam |
topped | 11 | having a top of a specified character | - |
alpine | 8 | living or growing above the timber line | alpine flowers |
staple | 8 | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | - |
warped | 12 | used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture | the floors were warped and cracked |
expire | 15 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | - |
canopy | 13 | a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | - |
sprint | 8 | a quick run | - |
floppy | 16 | a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer | floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price |
sphinx | 18 | an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret | - |
spiked | 13 | having a long sharp point | - |
impure | 10 | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | - |
dipper | 11 | a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major | - |
biceps | 12 | any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) | - |
sprain | 8 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell |
unpaid | 9 | without payment | the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers |
unplug | 9 | pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable | unplug the hair dryer after using it |
ripple | 10 | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | - |
skippy | 17 | - | - |
gaping | 10 | with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe | the gaping audience |
apathy | 14 | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | - |
chopin | 13 | French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) | - |
teapot | 8 | pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle | - |
stripe | 8 | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | they earned their stripes in Kuwait |
cipher | 13 | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | - |
spliff | 14 | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | - |
compel | 12 | force somebody to do something | We compel all students to fill out this form |
raptor | 8 | any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals | - |
spaced | 11 | spaced apart | - |
uplink | 12 | a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission | - |
tripod | 9 | a three-legged rack used for support | - |
toupee | 8 | a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness | - |
snoopy | 11 | offensively curious or inquisitive | the snoopy neighbor watched us all day |
sporty | 11 | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | - |
trumps | 10 | - | - |
capped | 13 | covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind | cloud-capped mountains |
rapids | 9 | - | - |
topple | 10 | fall down, as if collapsing | - |
impala | 10 | African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps | - |
spruce | 10 | dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion | He spruced up for the party |
uppity | 13 | presumptuously arrogant | getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down |
hotpot | 11 | a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot | - |
humpty | 16 | - | - |
spotty | 11 | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | the wall had a spotty speckled effect |
magpie | 11 | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | - |
sprang | 9 | - | - |
impede | 11 | be a hindrance or obstacle to | - |
hamper | 13 | prevent the progress or free movement of | He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather |
doping | 10 | - | - |
tamper | 10 | a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) | - |
optics | 10 | optical properties | the optics of a telescope |
depict | 11 | give a description of | - |
capote | 10 | a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head | - |
tiptoe | 8 | walk on one's toes | - |
droopy | 12 | hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) | - |
lapdog | 10 | a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap | - |
impart | 10 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | - |
dispel | 9 | to cause to separate and go in different directions | - |
gopher | 12 | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | - |
zephyr | 23 | a slight wind (usually refreshing) | - |
campos | 12 | - | - |
caliph | 13 | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | - |
supple | 10 | (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely | - |
spongy | 12 | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | spongy bread |
yuppie | 13 | a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style | - |
sprite | 8 | a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | - |
stupor | 8 | marginal consciousness | someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor |
typhon | 14 | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx | - |
nipper | 10 | a young person of either sex | - |
draped | 10 | covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak | a beam draped with cobwebs |
typhus | 14 | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | - |
repose | 8 | lean in a comfortable resting position | - |
dimple | 11 | a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached | - |
bedpan | 11 | a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination | - |
skimpy | 17 | (of clothing) revealing the body | - |
uproot | 8 | destroy completely, as if down to the roots | the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted |
keypad | 16 | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard | - |
duplex | 16 | a house with two units sharing a common wall | - |
spunky | 15 | showing courage | - |
topper | 10 | a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | - |
sculpt | 10 | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband |
vapors | 11 | a state of depression | - |
uplift | 11 | fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | Music can uplift your spirits |
siphon | 11 | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon | - |
splint | 8 | an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) | - |
nympho | 16 | a woman with abnormal sexual desires | - |
depose | 9 | force to leave (an office) | - |
snippy | 13 | - | - |
sparse | 8 | not dense | trees were sparse |
typist | 11 | someone paid to operate a typewriter | - |
thorpe | 11 | outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) | - |
copier | 10 | apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material | - |
tropic | 10 | relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) | tropical islands |
upheld | 12 | - | - |
speedo | 9 | - | - |
jalopy | 18 | a car that is old and unreliable | - |
opaque | 17 | hard or impossible to understand | - |
deepen | 9 | become more intense | His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan |
damper | 11 | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations | - |
vapour | 11 | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance | - |
tipper | 10 | truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity | - |
humped | 14 | characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column | - |
expiry | 18 | a coming to an end of a contract period | the expiry of his driver's license |
cripes | 10 | - | - |
dapper | 11 | marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | a dapper young man |
capers | 10 | - | - |
capita | 10 | - | - |
scopes | 10 | Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) | - |
spacey | 13 | stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug | - |
crepes | 10 | - | - |
rumpus | 10 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
kipper | 14 | salted and smoked herring | - |
choppy | 18 | marked by abrupt transitions | choppy prose |
stumpy | 13 | short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | a stumpy ungainly figure |
leaped | 9 | - | - |
lapsed | 9 | no longer active or practicing | a lapsed Catholic |
impale | 10 | pierce with a sharp stake or point | impale a shrimp on a skewer |
grappa | 11 | Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing | - |
spritz | 17 | a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water) | - |
spiffy | 17 | marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | - |
lipped | 11 | having a lip or lips | a lipped bowl |
opiate | 8 | a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative | - |
dumper | 11 | truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity | - |
despot | 9 | a cruel and oppressive dictator | - |
yippie | 13 | - | - |
captor | 10 | a person who captures and holds people or animals | - |
osprey | 11 | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years | - |
hyphen | 17 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
repeal | 8 | cancel officially | - |
swampy | 16 | (of soil) soft and watery | swampy bayous |
looped | 9 | - | - |
oompah | 13 | - | - |
cypher | 16 | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | - |
chippy | 18 | - | - |
repute | 8 | look on as or consider | He is reputed to be intelligent |
teepee | 8 | a Native American tent; usually of conical shape | - |
sprawl | 11 | go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way | - |
spires | 8 | - | - |
vesper | 11 | a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky | - |
zapata | 17 | Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) | - |
dampen | 11 | make moist | - |
splice | 10 | joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together | - |
upwind | 12 | away from the wind | - |
upping | 11 | - | - |
copter | 10 | - | - |
uptake | 12 | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | - |
chirpy | 16 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness | his quick wit and chirpy humor |
rappel | 10 | descend by means of a rappel | - |
roping | 9 | capturing cattle or horses with a lasso | - |
seraph | 11 | an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child | - |
taipan | 8 | large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia | - |
impish | 13 | naughtily or annoyingly playful | teasing and worrying with impish laughter |
expend | 16 | use up, consume fully | The legislature expended its time on school questions |
groper | 9 | - | - |
scampi | 12 | large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic | - |
sampan | 10 | an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars | - |
septum | 10 | (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities | - |
unripe | 8 | not fully developed or mature; not ripe | unripe fruit |
upland | 9 | used of high or hilly country | - |
cheapo | 13 | - | - |
carpal | 10 | any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates | - |
sapper | 10 | a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications) | - |
tipple | 10 | drink moderately but regularly | We tippled the cognac |
kopeck | 18 | 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia | - |
hoopla | 11 | blatant or sensational promotion | - |
drippy | 14 | wet with light rain | a wet drippy day |
cupped | 13 | - | - |
slippy | 13 | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide | the streets are still slippy from the rain |
syrupy | 14 | having a relatively high resistance to flow | - |
upshot | 11 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | - |
gypsum | 14 | a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) | - |
crypto | 13 | - | - |
alpaca | 10 | domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco | - |
rapier | 8 | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges | - |
sepsis | 8 | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues | - |
lumpen | 10 | mentally sluggish | - |
esprit | 8 | liveliness of mind or spirit | - |
apogee | 9 | a final climactic stage | - |
shaper | 11 | a machine tool for shaping metal or wood | - |
stripy | 11 | marked or decorated with stripes | - |
unpick | 14 | become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | - |
torpor | 8 | a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility | he fell into a deep torpor |
myopia | 13 | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred | - |
hipper | 13 | - | - |
impair | 10 | make imperfect | - |
romper | 10 | a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers | - |
sherpa | 11 | a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers | - |
spigot | 9 | a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir | - |
ipecac | 12 | a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning) | - |
kewpie | 15 | - | - |
limpid | 11 | clear and bright | limpid blue eyes |
myopic | 15 | unable to see distant objects clearly | - |
frumpy | 16 | primly out of date | - |
apeman | 10 | - | - |
caplin | 10 | very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | - |
chappy | 18 | - | - |
repack | 14 | - | - |
rupiah | 11 | the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen | - |
sempre | 10 | - | - |
sloped | 9 | having an oblique or slanted direction | - |
swipes | 11 | - | - |
suplex | 15 | - | - |
spiker | 12 | - | - |
wampum | 15 | informal terms for money | - |
wapiti | 11 | large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male | - |
yapper | 13 | - | - |
zapper | 19 | an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents | a bug zapper |
moppet | 12 | a little girl (usually one you are fond of) | - |
napped | 11 | (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | napped fabrics |
flappy | 16 | - | - |
repast | 8 | the food served and eaten at one time | - |
spinny | 11 | - | - |
tupelo | 8 | any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America | - |
limpet | 10 | any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas | - |
lupine | 8 | any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers | - |
elapse | 8 | pass by | three years elapsed |
aplomb | 12 | great coolness and composure under strain | - |
supine | 8 | lying face upward | - |
spinet | 8 | a small and compactly built upright piano | - |
splosh | 11 | walk through mud or mire | We had to splosh across the wet meadow |
uptick | 14 | a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction | - |
uprise | 8 | get up and out of bed | - |
hipped | 14 | having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination) | broad-hipped |
impugn | 11 | attack as false or wrong | - |
gripes | 9 | acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | - |
spoony | 11 | - | - |
stapes | 8 | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | - |
spayed | 12 | (of a female animal) having the ovaries removed | - |
subpar | 10 | - | - |
troppo | 10 | - | - |
weeper | 11 | a person who weeps | - |
lipper | 10 | - | - |
looper | 8 | small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae | - |
lumper | 10 | a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | - |
incept | 10 | - | - |
frappe | 13 | a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) | - |
cupola | 10 | a roof in the form of a dome | - |
bopper | 12 | - | - |
capper | 12 | - | - |
canape | 10 | an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | - |
clumpy | 15 | - | - |
repave | 11 | - | - |
retype | 11 | - | - |
sexpot | 15 | a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal | - |
simper | 10 | smile affectedly or derisively | - |
sputum | 10 | expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness | - |
specie | 10 | coins collectively | - |
spader | 9 | - | - |
torpid | 9 | slow and apathetic | a mind grown torpid in old age |
leaper | 8 | someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) | - |
grippe | 11 | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | - |
grippy | 14 | - | - |
hatpin | 11 | a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair | - |
cupful | 13 | the quantity a cup will hold | - |
carpel | 10 | a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil | - |
tapper | 10 | someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire | - |
spited | 9 | - | - |
typify | 17 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | - |
trompe | 10 | - | - |
unopen | 8 | not open | - |
unpure | 8 | - | - |
unipod | 9 | - | - |
unkept | 12 | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded | broken (or unkept) promises |
uprose | 8 | - | - |
whippy | 19 | bending and snapping back readily without breaking | - |
tinpot | 8 | inferior (especially of a country's leadership) | he's a tinpot Hitler |
triply | 11 | - | - |
limper | 10 | someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait | - |
loping | 9 | - | - |
napper | 10 | - | - |
hoopoe | 11 | any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill | - |
impute | 10 | attribute or credit to | People impute great cleverness to cats |
dropsy | 12 | swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | - |
dopper | 11 | - | - |
epopee | 10 | - | - |
hempen | 13 | having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute | - |
cowpat | 13 | - | - |
cowpie | 13 | fecal matter of a cow | - |
cuspid | 11 | one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | - |
append | 11 | state or say further | - |
appall | 10 | strike with disgust or revulsion | - |
capish | 13 | - | - |
capcom | 14 | - | - |
bupkis | 14 | - | - |
cepage | 11 | - | - |
dopest | 9 | - | - |
dumpee | 11 | - | - |
ashpan | 11 | - | - |
bloopy | 13 | - | - |
mapaus | 10 | - | - |
lumpia | 10 | - | - |
lupoid | 9 | - | - |
mespil | 10 | - | - |
mopily | 13 | - | - |
midpay | 14 | - | - |
kippah | 17 | - | - |
loppet | 10 | - | - |
mudpie | 11 | - | - |
nyaope | 11 | - | - |
oilpan | 8 | - | - |
grampy | 14 | - | - |
gopiks | 13 | - | - |
gooped | 10 | - | - |
epater | 8 | - | - |
espoir | 8 | - | - |
fraped | 12 | - | - |
frapes | 11 | - | - |
joypad | 19 | - | - |
inkpad | 13 | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp | - |
inspos | 8 | - | - |
kapeek | 16 | - | - |
kapows | 15 | - | - |
happis | 13 | - | - |
impros | 10 | - | - |
huppot | 13 | - | - |
hopaks | 15 | - | - |
hoppus | 13 | - | - |
trapse | 8 | - | - |
toupie | 8 | - | - |
tompot | 10 | - | - |
spycam | 15 | - | - |
sporks | 12 | - | - |
splurt | 8 | - | - |
splogs | 9 | - | - |
splish | 11 | - | - |
spitty | 11 | - | - |
spects | 10 | - | - |