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14-letter words containing p, a, u, s

  • paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
  • paper-shuffler — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
  • parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • pas de bourree — a short running step.
  • passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
  • pasteur effect — the inhibiting of fermentation by oxygen.
  • pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
  • pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • paternity suit — legal dispute over identity of father
  • pauper's grave — a grave paid for at public expense because the deceased person's family could not afford one
  • pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perfect square — a rational number that is equal to the square of another rational number.
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • persuasiveness — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • 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.
  • plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
  • pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
  • pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
  • pop-up toaster — a toaster that has a mechanism that pushes slices of toast up when they are done
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning
  • postamputation — following or occurring after an amputation
  • postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
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