15-letter words containing pa
- special partner — a partner whose liability for the firm's debts is limited to the amount that partner has invested in the firm.
- speckle pattern — the visual appearance of a star as viewed through a large telescope, with irregularities caused by the distorting effect of local turbulence in the earth's atmosphere.
- spell a paddock — to give a field a rest period by letting it lie fallow
- stretcher party — a group of stretcher bearers and the stretchers they are carrying
- strike pay dirt — to achieve one's objective
- superparasitism — the parasitic deposit of eggs on a host already parasitized by a different member of the same species
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- sympathetectomy — sympathectomy.
- sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
- sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- sympathy strike — a strike by a body of workers, not because of grievances against their own employer, but by way of endorsing and aiding another group of workers who are on strike or have been locked out.
- the paleolithic — the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 b.c.), Middle (to c. 38,000 b.c.), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- tibetan spaniel — one of a breed of small alert dogs originally developed in Tibet, with a double coat of any color, well-feathered, pendent ears, and a plumed tail curled over the back.
- to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.
- to part company — If two or more people part company, they go in different directions after going in the same direction together.
- trade paperback — a paperback book of a size similar to a typical hard-cover book, intended for sale in bookstores as distinguished from a cheaper and smaller paperback intended for sale on racks at drugstores, newsstands, etc.
- trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
- trading partner — a person, organization, or country with whom somebody customarily does business
- traffic pattern — Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.
- treaty of paris — a treaty of 1763 signed by Britain, France, and Spain that ended their involvement in the Seven Years' War
- trypanosomiasis — any infection caused by a trypanosome.
- ultra-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- university park — a city in N Texas.
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- unpatriotically — in a manner that is not enthusiastically supporting one's country and its ways of life
- utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc
- vegetable patch — part of a garden used for growing vegetables
- vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
- vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- wallpaper paste — an adhesive used for attaching wallpaper to a surface
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- wearing apparel — clothing; garments.
- west palm beach — a city in SE Florida: winter resort.
- wraparound care — a childcare facility intended to help working parents, in which young children are looked after before and after school
- z-zero particle — one of three particles, called intermediate vector bosons, that are believed to transmit the weak force. Symbol: Z 0.
- zapata mustache — a large mustache that curves down the corners of the mouth.