9-letter words starting with p
- passersby — a person passing by.
- passingly — in passing; in a passing manner
- passional — of, relating to, or marked by passion.
- passivate — to treat (a metal) to render the surface less reactive chemically.
- passively — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- passivism — the quality of being passive.
- passivist — the quality of being passive.
- passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
- passivize — If you can passivize a verb or clause, or if it can passivize, you can put the verb in the passive voice.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pastelist — an artist who draws with pastels.
- pasternak — Boris Leonidovich [bawr-is,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1960, Russian poet, novelist, and translator: declined 1958 Nobel prize.
- pasticcio — a pastiche.
- pastiglia — a plaster used during the Italian Renaissance for bas-relief ornament of furniture, being applied in layers, molded, carved, and gilded.
- pastiness — the quality of being pasty.
- pastitsio — a Greek dish consisting of minced meat and macaroni topped with béchamel sauce
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- pastoring — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- pastosity — having a heavy impasto.
- pasturage — pasture.
- 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.
- pat. off. — Patent Office
- patagonia — a tableland region of southern Argentina.
- patanjali — flourished late 2nd century b.c, Indian scholar and philosopher: sometimes regarded as the founder of yoga.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- pate dure — hard paste.
- patellate — having a patella.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- paternity — the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patiences — a female given name.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinated — to cover or encrust with a patina.
- patissier — a person who makes pastries; a pastry chef
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
- patriated — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
- patrician — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patricide — the act of killing one's own father.
- patriliny — the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- patrimony — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.