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13-letter words containing p, a, n, s, e, r

  • overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
  • painted horse — paint (def 6).
  • painterliness — the quality of being painterly
  • paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
  • pan-germanism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
  • pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
  • paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
  • parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
  • paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
  • paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parson's nose — pope's nose.
  • parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
  • parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
  • parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
  • party manners — polite behaviour
  • passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
  • passenger car — carriage of a train
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
  • past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • payment terms — the terms or conditions concerning the payment of something
  • pearl essence — a lustrous, silvery-white substance obtained from the scales of certain fishes or derived synthetically, as from mercuric chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of simulated pearls and as a pigment in lacquer (pearl lacquer)
  • pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
  • pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
  • pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
  • penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
  • peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
  • peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
  • perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • permanent set — the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
  • persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
  • persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
  • persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
  • personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
  • personal call — a private phone call
  • personal care — assistance in dressing, grooming, etc., provided to elderly, disabled, or other persons who are unable to care for themselves.
  • personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
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