13-letter words containing a, p, h, e
- paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraphrasable — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- parish priest — local church minister
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- pas de cheval — a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
- passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
- patent hammer — a hammer for dressing stone, having a head with two faces formed of a number of broad, thin chisels bolted side by side.
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pay the check — When a customer pays the check in a restaurant, they pay the amount that they owe for their meal.
- pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
- peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- pearl-handled — having a handle made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
- peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pelham holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pelham-holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pennine chain — a range of hills in N England, extending from the S Midlands to the Cheviot Hills.
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
- pepper shaker — container that dispenses pepper
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
- perihepatitis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the liver
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.