11-letter words containing p, a, r, i
- apollinaris — an effervescent mineral water
- apomorphine — a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C17H17NO2
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apoproteins — Plural form of apoprotein.
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- apotropaism — the use of ritual or magic to ward off evil or bad luck
- apparatchik — An apparatchik is someone who works for a government or a political party and who obeys orders.
- apparations — Plural form of apparation.
- apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
- apparitions — Plural form of apparition.
- apperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of apperceive.
- appertained — Past participle of appertain.
- appertinent — (obsolete) That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.
- apple cider — non-alcoholic juice drink
- appleringie — an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of South Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- applicatory — suitable for application
- applied art — design used for practical purposes
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportioner — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- appraisable — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- appreciable — An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
- appreciably — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciates — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciator — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- apprentices — Plural form of apprentice.
- appressoria — a flattened and thickened tip of a hyphal branch, formed by some parasitic fungi, that facilitates penetration of the host plant.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- approbation — Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- appropinque — to approach
- appropriacy — the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- approximant — an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
- apricot jam — a sweet preserve made from apricots
- aprioristic — belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- arabidopsis — Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis.
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.