9-letter words containing a, p, u, n
- paint out — to cover up with or as with a coat of paint
- pakanbaru — a city on central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- palanquin — (formerly in India and other Eastern countries) a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- pampeluna — Pamplona.
- pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
- pan-human — of, relating to, or affecting all humanity.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- pandurate — shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- panmunjom — a small community along the boundary between North Korea and South Korea: site of the truce talks at the close of the Korean War.
- pansexual — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pant suit — women's shirt and trousers
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paranagua — a seaport in S Brazil.
- paranaque — a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.
- paricutin — a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8200 feet (2500 meters).
- parnassus — Mount. Modern name Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. About 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- pasturing — 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.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- paulownia — a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet or blue flowers blossoming in early spring.
- pausanias — flourished a.d. c175, Greek traveler, geographer, and author.
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- per annum — by the year; yearly.
- petaurine — relating to a petaurist
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pinnulate — having pinnules.
- plaintful — complaining or lamenting
- plant bug — any of numerous, often brightly colored hemipterous insects of the family Miridae that feed on the juices of plants.
- plant out — When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
- planulate — flat
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- play upon — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- ploughman — A ploughman is a man whose job it is to plough the land, especially with a plough pulled by horses or oxen.
- plutonian — Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- pollutant — something that pollutes.
- postulant — a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- poyang hu — lake in N Jiangxi province, SE China: c. 1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km)
- preattune — to attune in advance or beforehand