9-letter words containing p, e, s, a
- pastelist — an artist who draws with pastels.
- pasternak — Boris Leonidovich [bawr-is,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1960, Russian poet, novelist, and translator: declined 1958 Nobel prize.
- pastiness — the quality of being pasty.
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- pasturage — pasture.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- patiences — a female given name.
- patissier — a person who makes pastries; a pastry chef
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- pauperess — a female pauper
- pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
- pauseless — without pauses; ceaseless
- pay raise — an increase in wages or salary
- pay scale — salary range
- paymaster — a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, especially in the military.
- pea shrub — any of various small trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Caragana, of the legume family, native to central Asia, having showy, usually yellow flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- peaceless — without peace
- peakiness — peaked2 .
- pearl ash — the granular crystalline form of potassium carbonate
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- peasantry — peasants collectively.
- peasouper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pederasty — sexual relations between two males, especially when one of them is a minor.
- peg pants — close-fitting trousers made of stretch fabric
- peiraievs — Greek name of Piraeus.
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- pelasgian — of or relating to the Pelasgians.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- pelopidas — died 364 b.c, Greek general and statesman of Thebes.
- pen-based — (of a computer) having an electronic stylus rather than a keyboard as the primary input device.
- penalised — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- penalties — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pentosans — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- pepsinate — to treat, prepare, or mix with pepsin.
- peptidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptides or peptones to amino acids.
- perforans — (of nerves, muscles, or blood vessels) perforating or penetrating other anatomical structures
- perfusate — a fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- periapsis — the closest point to a central body reached by a body in orbit