9-letter words containing a, r, t, p, e
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- parentage — derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
- parentese — baby talk (def 2).
- parenting — a father or a mother.
- pargasite — a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- pargeting — any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- pargetter — plasterer
- parhypate — a note in ancient Greek music, the second lowest note in the two lowest tetrachords
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- parlement — parliament.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parquetry — mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
- parrakeet — parakeet.
- parroquet — parakeet.
- part-time — employed to work, used, expected to function, etc., less than the usual or full time: a part-time clerk.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- partitive — serving to divide into parts.
- partnered — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- partridge — any of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, especially Perdix perdix.
- partygoer — a person who enjoys or frequently attends parties and celebrations.
- 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.
- pate dure — hard paste.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- paternity — the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- patissier — a person who makes pastries; a pastry chef
- patriated — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
- patricide — the act of killing one's own father.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patroller — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- 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.
- patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pattering — to talk glibly or rapidly, especially with little regard to meaning; chatter.
- patterned — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patterner — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- paymaster — a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, especially in the military.
- peak rate — the maximum tariff of charge, esp of phone calls made at particular times
- pearl tea — a frothy E Asian beverage consisting of sweetened tea with milk or flavorings, usually served over black pellets, or pearls, of tapioca.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud