9-letter words containing p, a, r, n
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- ptarmigan — any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- pull rank — a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- pure land — a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a Buddha (Amida) whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.
- purgation — the act of purging.
- pursuance — the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.
- pyracanth — a thorny evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha, related to the hawthorn
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyromancy — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- rainproof — impervious to rain; keeping out or unaffected by rain: a rainproof cover; a rainproof coat.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- rajputana — a former region in NW India, now making up the principal part of Rajasthan.
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- raspiness — harsh; grating; rasping.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- reappoint — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- recapping — to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- red panda — firefox: racoon-like animal native to China
- reexplain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- repairing — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- repairman — a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- repattern — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- repeating — repeating or saying again
- repellant — causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
- repentant — repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reptation — a creeping motion; the act of crawling
- reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
- resharpen — to sharpen again
- revamping — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- riparians — of, relating to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas.
- ripuarian — designating or pertaining to a group of Franks who lived along the Rhine in the neighborhood of Cologne during the 4th century or the code of laws observed by them.
- rope yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- rotaplane — an aircraft that derives its lift from freely revolving rotor blades
- sand pear — Asian pear.
- sand trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sand-trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sandpaper — strong paper coated with a layer of sand or other abrasive, used for smoothing or polishing.