11-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t, p
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- 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.
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
- persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pisistratus — c605–527 b.c, tyrant of Athens 560–527 (father of Hipparchus and Hippias).
- piss artist — a boastful or incompetent person
- plastic art — an art, as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled.
- plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
- pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- portraitist — a person who makes portraits.
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postillator — a writer of postils; an annotator, a postiller
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- postprimary — of or relating to education after primary school
- praenestine — of or relating to the ancient town of Praeneste in Italy, or to the Latin dialect spoken there.
- praetorship — the office of a praetor.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- prediabetes — a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
- predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- prelateship — the rank of a prelate
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event