13-letter words containing d, p, a, r
- parameterised — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
- parasitoidism — the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- park and ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- park-and-ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- parris island — a U.S. Marine Corps base, recruit depot, and training station in SE South Carolina, SW of Beaufort and S of Port Royal Island.
- parry islands — former name of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
- parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- partridge pea — a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- pate de verre — French. a decorative glass made in a mold in which powdered glass of various hues is mixed, blended, and fused.
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
- patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
- patrol leader — the leader of a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides
- pattern-drill — (in foreign-language learning) a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb, as directed by the teacher, or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question.
- payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pearl-handled — having a handle made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pebble garden — a small ornamental garden mainly composed of an arrangement of pebbles
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pedicellariae — one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
- pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
- perboric acid — a hypothetical acid, HBO 3 , known only in the form of its salts.
- perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
- perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
- periodic acid — any of a series of acids derived from I 2 O 7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO 4 or H 5 IO 6 .
- periodic rate — The periodic rate is the interest rate charged for each period, such as monthly or quarterly.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- periodization — an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- pharaoh hound — one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.
- phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- picardy third — a major third in the final tonic chord of a composition written in a minor key.
- pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
- picramic acid — a red, crystalline substance, C 6 H 5 N 3 O 5 , soluble in alcohol, used chiefly in the manufacture of azo dyes.
- pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
- piper gurnard — a marine fish, Trigla lyra, of the family Triglidae