9-letter words containing a, n, t, e, p
- pantheist — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- paper-net — snail mail
- parapente — the form of parachute used in this sport
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parentage — derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
- parentese — baby talk (def 2).
- parenting — a father or a mother.
- pargeting — any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- parlement — parliament.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- partnered — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- passament — passement.
- passement — a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pasternak — Boris Leonidovich [bawr-is,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1960, Russian poet, novelist, and translator: declined 1958 Nobel prize.
- pastiness — the quality of being pasty.
- paternity — the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- patiences — a female given name.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinated — to cover or encrust with a patina.
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pattering — to talk glibly or rapidly, especially with little regard to meaning; chatter.
- patterned — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patterner — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- peasantry — peasants collectively.
- pectinate — formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pedantize — to act as a pedant; to make pedantic comments
- peg pants — close-fitting trousers made of stretch fabric
- peltation — having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- penalties — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- pendantly — in the shape or manner of a pendant
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- penetrant — a person or thing that penetrates.
- penetrate — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- pentagram — a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.