9-letter words containing a, r, e, p, s
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- oversharp — too sharp
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- paintress — a female painter
- palaestra — Greek Antiquity. palestra.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palsgrave — a German count palatine.
- panderess — a female panderer
- panderism — the work of a pander
- panderous — resembling a pander
- pantdress — a dress with a divided skirt
- pap smear — a test for cancer of the cervix, consisting of the staining of cervical cells taken in a cervical or vaginal smear (Pap smear or pap smear) for examination of exfoliated cells.
- paperless — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- par-sable — to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parallels — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paralysed — unable to move and with no feeling
- paralyses — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- parasceve — preparation
- parasoled — having a parasol
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- parenesis — exhortation; admonition
- parentese — baby talk (def 2).
- pargasite — a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- parrhesia — boldness or frankness of speech; the act of asking forgiveness for speaking in such a way
- parseeism — the religion and customs of the Parsees.
- parsleyed — cooked with or sprinkled with parsley
- parsonage — the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- paruresis — a psychological inability to urinate in the presence of others
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- pass over — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- passenger — a person who is traveling in an automobile, bus, train, airplane, or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot, or the like.
- passer-by — a person passing by.
- passerine — of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- passersby — a person passing by.
- 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.
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- pasturage — pasture.
- patissier — a person who makes pastries; a pastry chef
- 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.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- pauperess — a female pauper
- pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
- pay raise — an increase in wages or salary