9-letter words containing k, r, p
- np tricky — (humour) A play on NP hard describing an algorithm or piece of code that is too complicated for a mere mortal to understand.
- pacemaker — pacesetter.
- pack-year — a measure of the amount of cigarettes a person has smoked over an extended period, equal to one packet of 20 every day for one year
- packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
- packframe — a framework, usually of lightweight metal tubing, that supports a backpack on the wearer, often by curved extensions that fit over the shoulders.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- packtrain — a line or succession of pack animals, as mules or burros, used to transport food and supplies over terrain unsuitable for wagons or other vehicles.
- paintwork — layer of paint on wall or vehicle
- pakanbaru — a city on central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- paperback — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- paperbark — cajeput.
- paperwork — written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
- parabrake — parachute brake.
- parakelia — a succulent herb of the genus Calandrinia, with purple flowers, that thrives in inland Australia
- parbuckle — a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
- parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
- parkville — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parrakeet — parakeet.
- part work — magazine series
- partaking — to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
- pass mark — the minimum mark required to pass an examination
- 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.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- peak rate — the maximum tariff of charge, esp of phone calls made at particular times
- peak year — a year when something reaches its point of greatest development, strength, etc
- peak-hour — during the busiest hours; used esp of traffic and demand for gas, electricity etc
- peat reek — the smoke of a peat fire
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perikarya — parts of nerve cells that contain the nuclei
- perkiness — jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- perp walk — an arranged public appearance of a recently arrested criminal for the benefit of the media
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pickeerer — somebody who pickeers
- pickering — Edward Charles, 1846–1919, and his brother, William Henry, 1858–1938, U.S. astronomers.
- pickproof — (of a lock) designed so that it cannot be picked.
- picnicker — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- piecework — work done and paid for by the piece.
- pikeperch — any of several pikelike fishes of the perch family, especially the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
- pink root — a disease of onions and other plants, characterized by pink, withered roots, caused by a fungus, Pyrenochaeta terrestris.
- pinkerton — Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.
- pinky bar — a chocolate-covered marshmallow bar
- pipe rack — a steel framed structure that pipes (used to drill for oil, etc) are stacked on for storage
- pipe-rack — offering services or goods at low cost because of avoidance of expensive interior decoration, as by displaying clothing for sale on plain pipe racks.