13-letter words containing p, a, t, h, o
- on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- on the parish — receiving parochial relief
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- ophthalmology — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- optic chiasma — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- orchestra pit — musicians' seating in front of stage
- orchestra-pit — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
- ornithophobia — Fear of birds.
- orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- orthographies — Plural form of orthography.
- orthographize — to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.
- orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
- orthopinakoid — a crystalline plane
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
- parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- past historic — the simple past
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
- pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
- peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.