11-letter words containing a, p, e, r
- partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
- party dress — a dress to wear to a party
- party liner — a person who follows a party line, especially the Communist Party line.
- party piece — Someone's party piece is something that they often do to entertain people, especially at parties, for example singing a particular song or saying a particular poem.
- party-giver — a person who gives a party
- pass degree — (in English universities) an ordinary bachelor's degree conferred without honors.
- pass muster — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- passer-byes — a person passing by.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- past master — a person who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.: a past master at chess.
- pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
- pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurizer — an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pastry tube — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pastureless — without pasture, free of pasture
- pate tendre — soft paste.
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- paternalist — government: fatherly in style
- paternoster — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pathbreaker — a person who blazes a trail or path; pathfinder.
- patrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
- patrilinear — patrilineal.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- paul revere — Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
- paumgartner — Bernhard [bern-hahrt] /ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1971, Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist.
- pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
- peace corps — a civilian organization, sponsored by the U.S. government, that sends volunteers to instruct citizens of underdeveloped countries in the execution of industrial, agricultural, educational, and health programs.
- peace river — a river in W Canada, flowing NE from the Rocky Mountains in E British Columbia through Alberta to the Slave River. 1050 miles (1690 km) long.
- peacekeeper — a person who maintains or restores peace and amity; mediator: Mother was the peacekeeper in our family.
- peacock ore — bornite.
- peak period — the busiest or most popular time
- peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
- peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
- pear psylla — a small jumping plant louse, Psylla pyricola, originally of Europe, that is a major pest of pears in the eastern U.S.
- pear thrips — a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
- pear-shaped — having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase.
- pearl danio — a slender iridescent tropical cyprinid, Brachydanio albolineatus, from parts of southeast Asia: a popular freshwater aquarium fish.
- pearl diver — a person who dives for pearl oysters or other pearl-bearing mollusks.
- pearl onion — a small white onion, often pickled and used as an appetizer or garnish.
- pearl perch — an edible marine fish, Glaucosoma scapulare, of eastern Australian coastal waters.
- pearl river — a river flowing from central Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. 485 miles (780 km) long.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.