8-letter words containing p, a, r, l
- parabole — a simile
- paraffle — an extravagant display
- parafoil — a structure, usually made of a strong yet light fabric, having a shape similar to that of an airplane wing, and used as a kite or a parachute.
- parallax — the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
- parallel — parallel processing
- paralogy — false reasoning
- paralyse — to affect with paralysis.
- paralyze — to affect with paralysis.
- parasail — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- paravail — being below or inferior to all others; specifically, being a tenant of one who holds land of another who is also a tenant: a tenant paravail.
- paraxial — making a small angle with and lying close to the axis of an optical system: paraxial ray.
- parceled — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- parental — of or relating to a parent.
- parfocal — of or relating to different eyepieces (of telescopes or microscopes) that all focus their images in the same plane, so that they can be interchanged without readjusting the instrument.
- 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.
- parkland — a grassland region with isolated or grouped trees, usually in temperate regions.
- 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.
- parlando — sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction).
- parlayed — to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
- parsable — to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parsifal — (italics) a music drama by Richard Wagner: composed 1877–82; première 1882.
- 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.
- parzival — Percival.
- pastoral — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- pastural — 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.
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- patronal — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- paul pry — an inquisitive, meddlesome person.
- pauldron — a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- pavlodar — a city in NE Kazakhstan.
- pearland — a town in SE Texas.
- pearlash — commercial potassium carbonate.
- pearleye — any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic eyes, and an iridescent patch on each eye tube.
- pearlies — dark clothes adorned with pearl buttons worn by a London costermonger on social occasions
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
- pearlite — a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- pectoral — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pedalcar — a four-wheeled vehicle that is operated by pedals, usually a child's toy
- pedalfer — a soil rich in alumina and iron, with few or no carbonates.
- pedalier — the pedal-board of an organ, piano, etc
- pedaller — a person who pedals
- pellagra — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.