13-letter words containing pa
- bromide paper — a type of photographic paper coated with an emulsion of silver bromide usually containing a small quantity of silver iodide
- brooklyn park — city in SE Minn.: suburb of Minneapolis: pop. 67,000
- business park — an area specially designated and landscaped to accommodate business offices, warehouses, light industry, etc
- butcher paper — heavy, moisture-resistant paper, as used for wrapping meat.
- bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- campaign fund — money for a campaign, as of a political candidate, usually acquired through contributions by supporters.
- campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- capaciousness — capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- carpal tunnel — forearm to hand
- cat's pajamas — someone or something wonderful or remarkable.
- cave painting — a painting done by prehistoric people in caves
- chaparral pea — a thorny leguminous Californian shrub, Pickeringia montana, with reddish-purple showy flowers
- charter party — charter (def 5).
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- church parade — a parade by servicemen or members of a uniformed organization for the purposes of attending religious services
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command
- compact cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL defined, but not published, ca. 1961.
- compactedness — the state of being compacted
- compagination — a union or act of joining
- companies act — (in Britain) any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution, and management of companies
- companion set — a set of fire irons on a stand
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.
- companionhood — companionship
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- companionways — Plural form of companionway.
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- company union — an unaffiliated union of workers usually restricted to a single business enterprise
- company woman — a female employee whose allegiance to her employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers.
- comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- comparativist — a comparatist
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- compartimento — any of the 18 administrative districts into which Italy is divided.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- compas pascal — The predecessor of Turbo Pascal, sol by POLY Data of Denmark. It was later renamed POLY Pascal, and afterward sold to Borland.
- compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
- compass plane — a plane for smoothing curved surfaces.
- compass plant — a tall plant, Silphium laciniatum, of central North America, that has yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align themselves at right angles to the strongest light, esp in a north-south plane: family Asteraceae (composites)
- compass point — A compass point is one of the 32 marks on the dial of a compass that show direction, for example north, south, east, and west.
- compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.