11-letter words containing a, t, r, o, p
- pagoda tree — a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panromantic — noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities: The singer came out as queer and panromantic at age 17.
- pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paper route — A paper route is the same as a paper round.
- paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- paracrostic — a poem in which the initial letters of each line replicate the first line
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratrooper — a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
- paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- parodontium — periodontium.
- parotiditis — inflammation of a parotid.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- partitioner — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- parturition — the process of bringing forth young.
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- pastoralist — a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- paternoster — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pathoformic — Pathology. pertaining to the beginning of a disease, especially to symptoms that occur in the preliminary stages of mental disease.
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- patio doors — doors to an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrol boat — a boat designed to patrol a coastal area, etc for security, observation and defence
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- 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.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.