11-letter words containing r, e, l, a, p
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- orange peel — outer skin of an orange
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
- overplanned — resulting from overplanning
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- paddle worm — any of a family of green-blue faintly iridescent active marine polychaete worms of the genus Phyllodoce, having paddle-shaped swimming lobes, found under stones on the shore
- paddleboard — a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, used chiefly in surfing and often in lifesaving.
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palm reader — fortune teller who interprets hand lines
- palmer land — the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.
- palmer worm — the hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pamphleteer — a writer or publisher of pamphlets, especially on controversial issues.
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- pantelleria — an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. 10,000; 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
- panty liner — a pad worn inside a woman's underwear for feminine hygiene purposes such as absorbing light menstrual flow, daily vaginal discharge, etc
- paper plate — a disposable plate made from paper and used for eating from
- paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
- paper trail — a written or printed record, as of transactions or judicial opinions, especially when used to incriminate someone.
- pappardelle — flat pasta cut in wide strips.
- par exemple — for example
- parablepsis — abnormal vision
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- paraldehyde — a colorless, liquid, cyclic compound, C 6 H 1 2 O 3 , having a disagreeable taste but an agreeable odor, produced by the polymerization of acetaldehyde with sulfuric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic.
- paraleipsis — paralipsis.
- paralleling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- parallelise — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
- parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
- parallelize — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parallelled — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- paraphernal — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraplanner — a person who assists a financial planner, esp in compiling reports and conducting research
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.