9-letter words containing par
- paralalia — any of various speech disorders, esp the production of a sound different from that intended
- paralegal — an attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.
- paralexia — an impairment of reading ability characterized by the transposition of letters or words.
- parallels — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paralogia — incoherent speech or thinking
- paralogue — either of a pair of genes derived from the same ancestral gene
- paralysed — unable to move and with no feeling
- paralyses — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- paralytic — a person affected with paralysis.
- paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- paramatta — a light, twilled dress fabric, having a silk or cotton warp and a woolen weft.
- paramecia — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- paramedic — Military. a medic in the paratroops.
- parameter — formal argument
- paramorph — a pseudomorph formed by a change in crystal structure but not in chemical composition.
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramylum — a polysaccharide occurring as a reserve carbohydrate in the cytoplasm of Euglena
- paranagua — a seaport in S Brazil.
- paranaiba — a river in W Minas Gerais, S central Brazil, flowing W and joining the Rio Grande to form the Paraná River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- paranaque — a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.
- paranasal — situated near the nasal cavities.
- paranoiac — of, like, or suffering from paranoia.
- paranymph — a groomsman or a bridesmaid.
- parapente — the form of parachute used in this sport
- parapodia — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- pararhyme — a part-rhyme in which the consonants are the same but the vowels are different
- parasceve — preparation
- parasitic — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasoled — having a parasol
- parataxic — of or characterized by emotional maladjustment.
- parataxis — the placing together of sentences, clauses, or phrases without a conjunctive word or words, as Hurry up, it is getting late! I came—I saw—I conquered.
- parathion — a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- paratonic — (of a plant movement) occurring in response to an external stimulus
- paratroop — of or relating to a paratrooper or a parachute unit: paratroop boots.
- paravidya — transcendental knowledge.
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- parbuckle — a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parcelled — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parcenary — joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- pardubice — a city in N central Czech Republic, on the Elbe River.
- parecious — paroicous.
- paregoric — a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- parenesis — exhortation; admonition