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

  • patriarchalism — a philosophy, form, or system of patriarchal government.
  • patrick, saint — Saint, a.d. 389?–461? British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
  • pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
  • paz estenssoro — Victor [beek-tawr] /ˈbik tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1907–2001, Bolivian economist and statesman: president 1952–56, 1960–64, 1985–89.
  • pectinesterase — an enzyme present in plants, and some bacteria and fungi, which hydrolyses pectin
  • pectoral cross — a cross worn on the breast by various prelates, as a designation of office.
  • pedestrianized — A pedestrianized area has been made into an area that is intended for pedestrians, not vehicles.
  • penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
  • penetrableness — the state of being penetrable; the capacity to be penetrated
  • pentecostarion — a service book of offices for the period from Easter to the Sunday after Pentecost.
  • people's party — a political party (1891–1904), advocating expansion of currency, state control of railroads, the placing of restrictions upon ownership of land, etc.; Populist party.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perfect square — a rational number that is equal to the square of another rational number.
  • peripateticism — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • persian carpet — a handwoven carpet or rug produced in Iran and characterized by fine warp and filling yarns, a usually tight, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of floral, foliate, animal, and avian designs woven in rich, harmonious colors.
  • persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
  • philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • philosophaster — a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
  • phosphate rock — phosphorite.
  • photorealistic — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • pilaster strip — a pilaster mass of relatively slight projection.
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
  • platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
  • platform soles — very thick soles on a pair of shoes
  • plaza de toros — a bullring.
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
  • pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • pop-up toaster — a toaster that has a mechanism that pushes slices of toast up when they are done
  • portrait flask — a glass flask of the 19th century having a portrait molded onto the side.
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