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11-letter words containing h, a, r, p, i, e

  • paper chain — a decorative chain of loops of coloured paper
  • paperweight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
  • paranephric — located near the kidney
  • paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
  • parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
  • partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
  • 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.
  • pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
  • pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
  • pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
  • perihepatic — surrounding the liver; located around the liver
  • peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
  • perishables — perishable articles, esp food
  • peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
  • perithecial — of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium
  • 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.
  • phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
  • phariseeism — the principles and practices of the Pharisees.
  • philanderer — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
  • phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
  • phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • picture hat — a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.
  • pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
  • pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
  • planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
  • platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
  • plerophoria — full conviction
  • porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • praetorship — the office of a praetor.
  • pre-ethical — not governed by ethics, or not having an ethical or moral aspect
  • pre-hearing — the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
  • pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
  • pre-spanish — of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.
  • preachiness — the quality of being preachy; a preachy style, esp a tedious one
  • preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
  • preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
  • predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • preemphasis — a process of increasing the amplitude of certain frequencies relative to others in a signal in order to help them override noise, complemented by deemphasis before final reproduction of the signal being received.
  • prehispanic — Spanish.
  • prelateship — the rank of a prelate
  • primateship — primacy (def 2).
  • privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
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