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10-letter words containing s, i, r, p

  • paraphasic — of, resembling, or exhibiting paraphasia
  • paraphysis — one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
  • parapraxis — a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
  • parasitism — Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
  • parasitize — to live on (a host) as a parasite.
  • parasitoid — an organism that practices parasitoidism.
  • paraskiing — the sport of jumping off high mountains wearing skis and a light parachute composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a semirigid wing
  • parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
  • parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
  • parathesis — the placing of grammatically parallel words or phrases together; apposition
  • parcelwise — bit by bit
  • pari passu — with equal pace or progress; side by side.
  • paris club — an informal group of representatives from IMF member nations whose governments or central banks have lent money to governments of other countries
  • parischane — a parish
  • parisienne — a girl or woman who is a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
  • parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
  • parnassian — pertaining to Mount Parnassus.
  • parodistic — parodic.
  • paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
  • paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
  • parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
  • part music — music, especially vocal music, with parts for two or more independent performers.
  • parti pris — a position or attitude resolved upon or taken in advance.
  • partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
  • partialist — a person who is partial
  • partisanly — in a partisan manner
  • party list — of or relating to a system of voting in which people vote for a party rather than for a candidate. Parties are assigned the number of seats which reflects their share of the vote
  • parvovirus — Veterinary Pathology. a highly contagious, often fatal viral disease of dogs, characterized by vomiting, severe diarrhea, and depression and accompanied by high fever and loss of appetite.
  • pasigraphy — a system of writing intelligible to persons of all languages; a universal language
  • pasionaria — La (la), real name Dolores Ibarruri. 1895–1989, Spanish Communist leader, who lived in exile in the Soviet Union (1939–75)
  • passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
  • passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
  • passionary — passional (def 3).
  • pasteurise — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
  • pasteurize — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
  • pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
  • pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
  • patisserie — a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.
  • patrialise — to make patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK
  • patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
  • patriarchs — the male head of a family or tribal line.
  • patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • patristics — patrology (def 1).
  • patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • pc pursuit — A TELENET service which enabled people to dial up BBSes in other cities for less than normal long-distance rates. PC Pursuit died because TELENET were too mean to upgrade beyond 2400 bits per second.
  • pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
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