9-letter words containing g, a, p, e
- paginated — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- palembang — a city in SE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- paleogene — noting or pertaining to the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, in the system adopted by some geologists, occurring from 65 to 25 million years ago and including the Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene epochs: corresponds to the earlier part of the Tertiary Period in the system generally used in the U.S. Compare Neogene.
- paleology — the study of antiquities.
- palleting — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
- palsgrave — a German count palatine.
- pandering — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- panegoism — a form of scepticism; subjective idealism
- panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panelling — wood or other material made into panels.
- pangender — Also, pangendered. noting or relating to a person whose gender identity is not limited to one gender and who may feel like a member of all genders at the same time.
- paper bag — a carrier bag made from paper, for holding purchases, etc
- papergirl — a girl who delivers newspapers to homes.
- paraglide — to engage in paragliding.
- paralegal — an attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.
- paralogue — either of a pair of genes derived from the same ancestral gene
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- paregoric — a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- parentage — derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
- 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
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parsonage — the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
- 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.
- 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.
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pasturage — pasture.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- pattering — to talk glibly or rapidly, especially with little regard to meaning; chatter.
- pay grade — the grade of a member of the armed services established according to a scale of increasing amounts of base pay and related to but not identical with official rank.
- pea green — a medium or yellowish green.
- pedagogic — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedagogue — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pedalling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- peg pants — close-fitting trousers made of stretch fabric
- pegmatite — a coarsely crystalline granite or other high-silica rock occurring in veins or dikes.
- pelasgian — of or relating to the Pelasgians.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- pentagram — a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- pentangle — pentagram.
- perpignan — a department in S France. 1600 sq. mi. (4145 sq. km). Capital: Perpignan.