13-letter words containing r, e, p, a
- paper-clipped — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- paper-shelled — having a thin, easily broken shell: paper-shelled nuts.
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- paraesthesias — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- parallel bars — (used with a plural verb) a gymnasium apparatus consisting of two wooden bars on uprights, adjustable in height, and used for swinging, vaulting, balancing exercises, etc.
- parallel play — a form of play in which a very young child plays independently in the presence of another child or other children.
- parallel port — (hardware) An interface from a computer system where data is transferred in or out in parallel, that is, on more than one wire. A parallel port carries one bit on each wire thus multiplying the transfer rate obtainable over a single wire. There will usually be some control signals on the port as well to say when data is ready to be sent or received. The commonest kind of parallel port is a printer port, e.g. a Centronics port which transfers eight bits at a time. Disks are also connected via special parallel ports, e.g. SCSI or IDE.
- parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
- parallel-park — to park directly behind another vehicle
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- parallelogram — a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parameter ram — (PRAM) A small memory in a Macintosh with a battery power supply which stores system parameters (desktop pattern, selectable memory configuration, etc.) when the computer is turned off.
- parameterised — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraphrasable — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
- pareira brava — pareira.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parietal bone — either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.
- parietal cell — any of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid.
- parietal lobe — the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parish priest — local church minister
- park and ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- park-and-ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- parking brake — emergency brake.
- parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.