12-letter words containing pa
- dispauperize — to free (a person) from the state of being a pauper
- display pack — an empty box, etc, on a shop shelf, advertising a piece of merchandise that, due to its value or size, is not stored on the shelf. The display pack is normally taken to the till and there exchanged, on payment, for the actual item
- dissipations — Plural form of dissipation.
- do your part — contribute
- doggy paddle — a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his or her front, paddles his or her hands in imitation of a swimming dog, and beats his or her legs up and down
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- dress parade — a formal parade of sufficient ceremonial importance for the wearing of dress uniform
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- dripping pan — a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping
- duplex paper — paper with a different finish or colour on each of the sides
- dvapara yuga — the third of the Yugas, not as good as the Treta Yuga but better than the Kali Yuga.
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
- emancipation — The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- emancipatrix — A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- en papillote — (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
- enamel paint — a type of paint that has a very hard and shiny finish once it is dry
- enantiopathy — the treatment of disease by opposites; allopathy
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- episcopacies — Plural form of episcopacy.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- epoxypropane — (organic compound) propylene oxide.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
- expatriation — Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- expatriatism — The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- feather palm — any palm having large pinnate or bipinnate leaves, as the date palm or royal palm.
- feel no pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- feldspathose — (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- filter paper — porous paper used in filtering.