12-letter words containing p, l, a, s
- pan-islamism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- panhellenism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all Greeks in one political body.
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- papadopoulos — George, 1919–99, Greek military leader and dictator (1967–74).
- papal states — the temporal domain of the popes in central Italy from 756 ad until the unification of Italy in 1870
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- paradisaical — paradisiacal.
- paradisiacal — of, like, or befitting paradise.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- parallel sml — ["Parallel SML: A Functional Language and its Implementation in Dactl", Kevin Hammond, Pitman Press 1990].
- parallelwise — in a parallel manner
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- pascal's law — the law that an external pressure applied to a fluid in a closed vessel is uniformly transmitted throughout the fluid.
- pascal-linda — Ian Flockhart, U Edinburgh, 1991. Under development.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- paschal lamb — Jewish History. a lamb slaughtered and eaten on the eve of the first day of Passover. Ex. 12:3–11.
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- passing lane — a highway lane in which a driver may pass other vehicles legally.
- passion play — a dramatic representation of the passion of Christ, as that given every ten years at the Bavarian village of Oberammergau.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
- pasture land — grassland used for grazing
- patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
- patent still — a type of still in which the distillation is continuous
- pathlessness — the state of being pathless
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
- pearl primus — Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
- pearlescence — a pearly lustre or sheen
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
- pebbledashed — covered with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
- pennine alps — a range of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. Highest peak: Monte Rosa, 4634 m (15 204 ft)