11-letter words containing s, t, a, n
- pancratiast — (in ancient Greece) a person who takes part in a pancratium
- 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.
- panentheism — the belief that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panentheist — someone who believes that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panesthesia — total awareness and perception
- panpsychist — someone who believes that all matter has an element of consciousness
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- pantomimist — a person who acts in pantomime.
- pantoscopic — showing a wide-angled view
- pants press — A pants press in a hotel room is a machine that you put a pair of pants inside to get rid of the creases.
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- paratransit — public or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation.
- parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partisanism — partisan action or spirit.
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
- partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
- passion pit — a drive-in movie theater.
- passiontide — the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
- passivation — the process of passivating a material
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- paternalism — 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.
- paternalist — government: fatherly in style
- paternoster — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- patientless — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pay station — a machine where you can pay for parking, as in a car park, etc
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
- pentagonese — a style of language characterized by the use of euphemisms, technical jargon, acronyms, and circumlocutions, used especially by people working in the U.S. military establishment.
- pentagynous — (of plants) belonging to the order Pentagynia, characterized by the presence of five styles or pistils
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- pentastylos — a pentastyle building, as a classical temple.
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- perseverant — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.