10-letter words containing p, a, i, n, s
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pangenesis — the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
- panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- panslavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- panspermia — the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- pantsuited — wearing a pantsuit
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- paradisean — of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise)
- paraenesis — advice
- paragnosis — knowledge obtained by supernatural means
- paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
- paraskiing — the sport of jumping off high mountains wearing skis and a light parachute composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a semirigid wing
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- parischane — a parish
- parisienne — a girl or woman who is a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- parnassian — pertaining to Mount Parnassus.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- partisanly — in a partisan manner
- pasionaria — La (la), real name Dolores Ibarruri. 1895–1989, Spanish Communist leader, who lived in exile in the Soviet Union (1939–75)
- pasquilant — the writer of a pasquinade
- pasquinade — a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.
- pass point — a point located photogrammetrically and used as a reference point in orienting other photographs.
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- passionist — a member of the “Congregation of Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” founded in 1720 and engaged chiefly in missionary work.
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- peace sign — a sign representing “peace,” made by extending the forefinger and middle finger upward in a V -shape with the palm turned outward.
- pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penmanship — the art of handwriting; the use of the pen in writing.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
- pentastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phantasime — a person who is extremely imaginative and fanciful