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11-letter words containing p, a, r, t, s

  • patio doors — doors to an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
  • patrologist — a student of patrology.
  • patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
  • patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
  • patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
  • pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
  • pear thrips — a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
  • pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
  • pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
  • pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
  • perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
  • perfect gas — ideal gas.
  • perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
  • peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
  • peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
  • perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
  • perpetuates — to make perpetual.
  • perseverant — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
  • perseverate — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
  • persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
  • personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
  • pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
  • petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
  • petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
  • phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
  • pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
  • phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
  • physiatrics — physical medicine.
  • physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • physiolatry — the worship of nature
  • piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
  • pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
  • pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
  • piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • pisistratus — c605–527 b.c, tyrant of Athens 560–527 (father of Hipparchus and Hippias).
  • piss artist — a boastful or incompetent person
  • plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
  • plastic art — an art, as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled.
  • plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
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