8-letter words containing a, p, e, r
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- palpebra — an eyelid
- pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- pamphrey — a cabbage
- pancreas — a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- pandered — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- panderer — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- panderly — in the manner of a pander
- panegyry — a panegyric
- panthera — a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.
- papelera — a small Renaissance cabinet for papers and writing materials, mounted on a small stand.
- paperboy — a youth or man who sells newspapers on the street or delivers them to homes; newsboy.
- papisher — a Roman Catholic
- papyrine — paper-like; papyral
- parabema — an architectural feature of an Orthodox church
- parables — a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- parabole — a simile
- paradise — a town in N California.
- paraffle — an extravagant display
- paragoge — the addition of a sound or group of sounds at the end of a word, as in the nonstandard pronunciation of height as height-th or once as once-t.
- parakeet — any of numerous small, slender parrots, usually having a long, pointed, graduated tail, often kept as pets and noted for the ability to mimic speech: several species are endangered.
- parakite — a series of linked kites used to attain higher altitudes
- parallel — parallel processing
- paralyse — to affect with paralysis.
- paralyze — to affect with paralysis.
- parament — a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- paramese — a note in ancient Greek music, the note above the mese
- paranete — a note in ancient Greek music, the second highest note of the higher of two tetrachords
- paranoea — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- paraquet — parakeet.
- parasite — an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- paratype — a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.
- paravane — an underwater defensive device against mines, consisting of a pair of torpedo-shaped vanes towed at the bow of a ship, usually a minesweeper, by cables that can cut the cable of a moored mine, causing the mine to rise to the surface, where it can be destroyed or removed from the water.
- paravent — a screen against a draft or the wind.
- parbreak — to spew or vomit (up or out)
- parceled — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parcener — a joint heir; coheir.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- pardoner — a person who pardons.
- parental — of or relating to a parent.
- parented — a father or a mother.
- parergon — something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- pargeter — a plasterer
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- parietal — Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
- parietes — Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parkette — a small park, usually open to the public and containing amenities like benches and children's play facilities.
- parklike — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.