9-letter words containing p, a, t, e
- bepatched — mended with or covered in patches
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bethphage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- bioparent — a biological parent
- biopirate — a person who is responsible for biopiracy
- bipartite — consisting of or having two parts
- bipinnate — (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets
- bit plane — (graphics) (Or "bitplane") The memory in a graphic display device which holds a complete one-bit-per-pixel image. Several bit planes may be used in conjunction to give more bits per pixel or to overlay several images or mask one with another. "Bit plane" may be used as a synonym for "bitmap", though the latter suggests the data itself rather than the memory and also suggests a graphics file format.
- biteplate — a device used by dentists to correct dental problems
- bitmapped — composed of or formed by a pattern of pixels to make a bitmap
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
- bookplate — A bookplate is a piece of decorated paper which is stuck in the front of a book and on which the owner's name is printed or written.
- box pleat — a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
- breastpin — a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment
- cachepots — Plural form of cachepot.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- cadetship — a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cajeputol — cineole.
- caliphate — the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.
- campsites — Plural form of campsite.
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.
- cape cart — a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle sometimes with a canvas hood
- cape town — the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026 (2011)
- capitated — having a fixed upper limit
- caponette — a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- caporetto — Italian village (now in Slovenia): scene of a battle of WWI in which the Italian army was defeated by Austro-German forces (1917)
- caprylate — a salt of caprylic acid
- capstones — Plural form of capstone.
- capsulate — within or formed into a capsule
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- captative — (linguistics) Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function.
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- captively — In a captive manner.
- capturers — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- carpenter — A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things.
- carpentry — Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.
- carpetbag — a travelling bag originally made of carpeting
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- cartopper — an object, esp a small boat, designed to be transported on top of a vehicle
- catalepsy — a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
- cataplane — an aircraft designed to be launched by a catapult.
- cataplexy — sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death