8-letter words starting with pa
- pasiphae — Classical Mythology. the wife of Minos, mother of Ariadne, and mother of the Minotaur by the Cretan bull.
- pasithea — one of the Graces.
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- paspalum — any of various grasses of the genus Paspalum of Australia and New Zealand having wide leaves
- pasquale — a male given name.
- pass for — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pass law — (formerly, in South Africa) a law restricting the movement of Black Africans, esp from rural to urban areas
- pass off — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pass out — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- passable — capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
- passably — fairly; moderately: a passably good novel.
- passband — the range of frequencies that pass with a minimum of attenuation through an electronic filter.
- passbook — a bankbook.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- passerby — a person passing by.
- passible — capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.
- passions — desire
- passless — (of a person) having no pass or authorization
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- passport — an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country.
- passw0rd — (security) A common default password, often given out by system administrtors to new users, the hope being that they will change it immediately.
- password — a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
- past due — payment: overdue, late
- pastance — an activity that passes time; recreation
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- paste-up — mechanical (def 14).
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- pastille — a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- pastless — having no past
- pastness — the state or fact of being past.
- pastoral — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- pastored — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- pastrami — a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- pastries — a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- pastural — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pastured — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pasturer — a person who tends pasturing livestock
- pat-down — an act or instance of passing the hands over the body of a clothed person to detect concealed weapons, drugs, etc.; frisking.
- patagial — of or relating to a patagium
- patagium — a wing membrane, as of a bat.
- patch up — an act or instance of patching or repair.
- patch-up — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patented — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patentee — a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent.
- patently — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patentor — a person or official agency that grants patents.