9-letter words containing p, a, r, n, i
- paricutin — a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8200 feet (2500 meters).
- parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- parroting — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- parsonish — like a parson
- partaking — to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthians — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- partition — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- passerine — of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- pastoring — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pasturing — 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.
- paternity — the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- patrician — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patriliny — the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- patrimony — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pattering — to talk glibly or rapidly, especially with little regard to meaning; chatter.
- pea-brain — a foolish or unintelligent person
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- perennial — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- periander — died 585 b.c, tyrant of Corinth.
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- peridinia — genus of flagellate organisms
- perinatal — occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- peronista — Peronist.
- perpignan — a department in S France. 1600 sq. mi. (4145 sq. km). Capital: Perpignan.
- pertained — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- pervading — omnipresent; felt everywhere
- pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- petaurine — relating to a petaurist
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- phansigar — a person from East India who operates as a thief and a murderer
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- piano bar — a cocktail lounge featuring live piano music.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pin grass — common storksbill, a weed with fernlike leaves