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10-letter words starting with pa

  • paralleled — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • parallelly — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
  • paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
  • paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
  • paralyzant — to affect with paralysis.
  • paramagnet — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
  • paramatman — absolute Atman.
  • paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
  • parameters — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
  • paranormal — of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.
  • paraphasia — a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases
  • paraphasic — of, resembling, or exhibiting paraphasia
  • paraphilia — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
  • paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
  • paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
  • paraphrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
  • paraphrast — a person who paraphrases.
  • paraphyses — one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
  • paraphysis — one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
  • parapineal — situated beside the pineal gland
  • paraplegia — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
  • paraplegic — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
  • parapodial — of, relating to, or resembling a parapodium
  • parapodium — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
  • parapraxes — a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
  • parapraxis — a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
  • pararescue — a rescue, as of persons caught in a disaster, accomplished by parachutists.
  • pararthria — incoherence or disorder of speech
  • paraselene — a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
  • parasexual — of or relating to any form of reproduction in which the recombination of genes occurs by a process other than the fusion of gametes
  • parasitism — Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
  • parasitize — to live on (a host) as a parasite.
  • parasitoid — an organism that practices parasitoidism.
  • paraskiing — the sport of jumping off high mountains wearing skis and a light parachute composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a semirigid wing
  • parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
  • parastatal — working with the government in an unofficial capacity.
  • parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
  • paratactic — of, relating to, or involving parataxis
  • parathesis — the placing of grammatically parallel words or phrases together; apposition
  • paratroops — of or relating to a paratrooper or a parachute unit: paratroop boots.
  • parawalker — a metal structure fitted over the body to enable a disabled person to walk
  • parcel net — a large bag made of netting attached inside (the boot or trunk of) a car and used to store loose items, such as groceries, sports equipment, or parcels, etc
  • parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
  • parcelwise — bit by bit
  • parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
  • pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
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