8-letter words containing p, a, e
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- parietal — Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
- parietes — Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parkette — a small park, usually open to the public and containing amenities like benches and children's play facilities.
- parklike — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- parlayed — to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
- parmesan — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- parodied — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- paroemia — a proverb; an axiom
- paroquet — parakeet.
- parroket — parakeet.
- parroted — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- parroter — a person who repeats the words or ideas of others
- parsable — to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- 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.
- partaker — to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
- parterre — Also called parquet circle. the rear section of seats, and sometimes also the side sections, of the main floor of a theater, concert hall, or opera house.
- partible — capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
- particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- partiers — a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually: New Year's Eve always brings out the partyers.
- partners — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- 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
- pas alle — a simple walking step in which the whole foot is put down softly on the ground.
- pas seul — a dance performed by one person; dance solo.
- pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- pasiphae — Classical Mythology. the wife of Minos, mother of Ariadne, and mother of the Minotaur by the Cretan bull.
- pasithea — one of the Graces.
- pasquale — a male given name.
- passable — capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- passerby — a person passing by.
- passible — capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.
- passless — (of a person) having no pass or authorization
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- past due — payment: overdue, late
- pastance — an activity that passes time; recreation
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- paste-up — mechanical (def 14).
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- pastille — a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- pastless — having no past
- pastness — the state or fact of being past.
- pastored — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastries — a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- pastured — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pasturer — a person who tends pasturing livestock
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together