12-letter words containing p, a, y, n, d
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- plain as day — obvious
- play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
- playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- royal pardon — release from punishment for an offence, granted by a monarch
- sand-sprayed — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet.
- sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- sunday paper — a newspaper which is only published on Sundays
- sunday punch — Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, especially the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- unhyphenated — without a hyphen
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- wave-and-pay — relating to a payment system that uses RFID technology to allow a customer to pay for goods by passing a card in front of a sensor