10-letter words starting with pa
- patrol car — squad car.
- patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- patterning — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patty-cake — pat-a-cake.
- paul flory — Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- pausefully — in a pauseful manner
- pawnbroker — a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.
- pawnticket — a ticket or receipt for a pawned item
- pax romana — the terms of peace imposed by ancient Rome on its dominions.
- pay a call — visit
- pay cheque — Your pay cheque is a piece of paper that your employer gives you as your wages or salary, and which you can then cash at a bank. You can also use pay cheque as a way of referring to your wages or salary.
- pay packet — Your pay packet is the envelope containing your wages, which your employer gives you at the end of every week.
- payability — to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.