11-letter words containing p, a, r, i, t
- paper tiger — a person, group, nation, or thing that has the appearance of strength or power but is actually weak or ineffectual.
- paper trail — a written or printed record, as of transactions or judicial opinions, especially when used to incriminate someone.
- paper-train — to train (a pet) to defecate or urinate on sheets of disposable paper.
- paperweight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- parabaptism — unauthorized baptism
- parabematic — relating to the parabema
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- parachutist — sb who makes parachute jumps
- paracrostic — a poem in which the initial letters of each line replicate the first line
- paragenetic — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- parallactic — the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
- parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- parametrize — parameterize.
- parapenting — a cross between hang-gliding and parachuting, a sport in which the participant jumps from a high place wearing a modified type of parachute, which is then used as a hang-glider
- parasitical — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
- parataniwha — a New Zealand plant, Elatostema rugosa, with pink and red serrated leaves
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratransit — public or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation.
- paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
- paripinnate — evenly pinnate.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- parodontium — periodontium.
- parotiditis — inflammation of a parotid.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- partial key — (database) A key which identifies a subset of a set of information items (e.g. database "records"), and which could narrow the subset to one item if other partial key(s) were combined with it.
- partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
- partialized — to bias.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partibility — the quality of being partible
- participant — a person or group that participates; partaker.
- participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- participial — of or relating to a participle.
- particulars — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- partisanism — partisan action or spirit.
- partitioner — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
- parturition — the process of bringing forth young.