12-letter words containing p, a, y, t
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- oyster plant — salsify.
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- pajama party — slumber party.
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- palatability — acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food.
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- para rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- paraguay tea — maté.
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paramilitary — noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parietal eye — Zoology. a median outgrowth of the diencephalon anterior to the pineal apparatus, having visual adaptations in many anamniotes and lizards.
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- parity error — (storage, communications) An error discovered by the inclusion of a parity bit.
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
- participancy — participation.
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- party animal — person who frequents drinking parties
- party leader — a leader of a political party
- party pooper — a person who hasn't the interest or vitality to participate actively in a social party and whose mood, attitude, or personality lessens others' enjoyment; killjoy.
- party popper — party favour: explosive streamer
- party spirit — If you talk about someone being in the party spirit, you mean that they are in the mood to enjoy a party or to have fun.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pastry brush — a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
- pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pave the way — be a pioneer