8-letter words containing n, a, p
- parament — a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- paranete — a note in ancient Greek music, the second highest note of the higher of two tetrachords
- paranoea — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- paranoia — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- paranoid — of, like, or suffering from paranoia.
- parasang — an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
- paravane — an underwater defensive device against mines, consisting of a pair of torpedo-shaped vanes towed at the bow of a ship, usually a minesweeper, by cables that can cut the cable of a moored mine, causing the mine to rise to the surface, where it can be destroyed or removed from the water.
- paravant — first; pre-eminently
- paravent — a screen against a draft or the wind.
- parawing — paraglider.
- parazoan — any member of a group of invertebrates comprising the phylum Porifera, the sponges.
- parazoon — an animal parasite
- parcener — a joint heir; coheir.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- pardoner — a person who pardons.
- parental — of or relating to a parent.
- parented — a father or a mother.
- parergon — something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parisian — a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- parkland — a grassland region with isolated or grouped trees, usually in temperate regions.
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- parlando — sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction).
- parmesan — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- parnaiba — a seaport in NE Brazil.
- parochin — a parish
- paronymy — a play on words
- partaken — to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
- parthian — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- partizan — partisan2 .
- partners — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- parvanov — Georgi. born 1957, Bulgarian politician: president of Bulgaria (2000–2012)
- parvenue — a woman who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for her new position
- pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- passband — the range of frequencies that pass with a minimum of attenuation through an electronic filter.
- passions — desire
- pastance — an activity that passes time; recreation
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- pastness — the state or fact of being past.
- pat-down — an act or instance of passing the hands over the body of a clothed person to detect concealed weapons, drugs, etc.; frisking.
- patented — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patentee — a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent.
- patently — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patentor — a person or official agency that grants patents.
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.