11-letter words containing pa
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- parachutist — sb who makes parachute jumps
- paracrostic — a poem in which the initial letters of each line replicate the first line
- parade rest — a position assumed by a soldier or sailor in which the feet are 12 inches (30.48 cm) apart, the hands are clasped behind the back, and the head is held motionless and facing forward.
- paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- paraffinize — paraffin (def 4).
- paraffinoid — resembling a paraffin.
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paragenetic — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paragliding — a sport resembling hang gliding, in which a person jumps from an aircraft or high place wearing a wide, rectangular, steerable parachute.
- paraglossal — of or relating to paraglossae
- paragrapher — a person who writes very short pieces or fillers for a newspaper.
- paragraphia — a disorder marked by the writing of words or letters other than those intended, or the loss of the ability to express ideas in writing, usually caused by a brain lesion.
- paragraphic — of, relating to, or forming a paragraph.
- 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.
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- parallactic — the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
- 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.
- paralympian — a competitor in the Paralympics
- paramaecium — a microscopic unicellular ciliate protozoa
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- parametrize — parameterize.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paraná pine — a large pine tree, Araucaria angustifolia, of South America yielding softwood timber: family Araucariaceae
- paranephric — located near the kidney
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- paraparesis — partial paralysis, especially of the lower limbs.
- parapenting — a cross between hang-gliding and parachuting, a sport in which the participant jumps from a high place wearing a modified type of parachute, which is then used as a hang-glider
- paraphernal — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraphiliac — a person with paraphilia
- paraphraser — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraphrasis — paraphrase.
- paraphraxia — the inability to perform purposive movements properly
- paraphraxis — the inability to perform purposive movements properly
- paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
- paraplanner — a person who assists a financial planner, esp in compiling reports and conducting research
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- parascender — a person who takes part in parascending
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parascience — the study of subjects that are outside the scope of traditional science because they cannot be explained by accepted scientific theory or tested by conventional scientific methods
- parasensory — extrasensory.