13-letter words containing r, e, p, a, t
- parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
- parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- participative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- particularize — to make particular.
- partitionable — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- partitionment — the act or fact of being partitioned
- partridge pea — a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- party manners — polite behaviour
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
- passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- past mistress — a woman who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- pate de verre — French. a decorative glass made in a mold in which powdered glass of various hues is mixed, blended, and fused.
- patent hammer — a hammer for dressing stone, having a head with two faces formed of a number of broad, thin chisels bolted side by side.
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- pater patriae — Latin. father of his country.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- 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.
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- patrol leader — the leader of a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides
- pattern maker — someone who creates plans or diagrams used as a guide in making something
- pattern-drill — (in foreign-language learning) a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb, as directed by the teacher, or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question.
- patternmaking — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
- pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
- 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 piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
- payment terms — the terms or conditions concerning the payment of something
- 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)
- peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
- pearl tapioca — a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula