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13-letter words containing p, e, c, a

  • pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
  • pas de cheval — a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.
  • pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
  • pascal celery — any of several large, dark-green varieties of celery with firm, crisp stalks
  • pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
  • passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
  • passe compose — a grammatical construction of French consisting of the present tense of an auxiliary, either avoir or être, followed by a past participle and corresponding in function to both the English present perfect and the English simple past tenses.
  • passenger car — carriage of a train
  • passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
  • passive voice — grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon
  • pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
  • pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
  • patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
  • paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
  • pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
  • pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
  • pay the check — When a customer pays the check in a restaurant, they pay the amount that they owe for their meal.
  • pay-per-click — a system used to set prices for online advertisements on a search engine or other website, by which the advertiser pays a small fee to the website publisher each time a user clicks on the advertisement.
  • peace of mind — reassurance
  • peace officer — a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable.
  • peace process — A peace process consists of all the meetings, agreements, and negotiations in which people such as politicians are involved when they are trying to arrange peace between countries or groups that are fighting with each other.
  • peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
  • peace-keeping — the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area: the United Nations' efforts toward peacekeeping.
  • peacelessness — the state of being without peace; discord
  • peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
  • peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
  • peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
  • peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
  • pearl essence — a lustrous, silvery-white substance obtained from the scales of certain fishes or derived synthetically, as from mercuric chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of simulated pearls and as a pigment in lacquer (pearl lacquer)
  • pearl tapioca — a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
  • peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
  • pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
  • pedicellariae — one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
  • pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
  • peirastically — in a peirastic manner
  • pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
  • pencil crayon — coloured pencil
  • penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
  • penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
  • pennine chain — a range of hills in N England, extending from the S Midlands to the Cheviot Hills.
  • penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
  • pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
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