9-Letter Nouns Starting With PA

Here's the list of all the 460 9-Letter Nouns Starting With PA in the English Language.

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paperback
1. a book with paper covers
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paragraph
1. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
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parameter
1. a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
2. any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
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packaging
1. the business of packing
2. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
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passenger
1. a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
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pantyhose
1. a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings
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pathology
1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
2. any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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partition
1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
2. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
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paintball
1. a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
2. a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
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paperwork
1. work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
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paralegal
1. a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
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parachute
1. rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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patchwork
1. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
2. a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
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palladium
1. a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
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paralysis
1. loss of the ability to move a body part
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paternity
1. the state of being a father
2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
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partridge
1. flesh of either quail or grouse
2. heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
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patronage
1. the act of providing approval and support
2. customers collectively
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paramedic
1. a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment
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parchment
1. a superior paper resembling sheepskin
2. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
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panhandle
1. a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
2. the handle of a pan
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paparazzi
1. a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines
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patriarch
1. title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
2. the male head of family or tribe
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pacemaker
1. a leading instance in its field
2. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
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pampering
1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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parentage
1. the state of being a parent
2. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
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patchouli
1. small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
2. a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
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pantomime
1. a performance using gestures and body movements without words
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panchayat
1. a village council in India or southern Pakistan
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parsonage
1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
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patrician
1. a person of refined upbringing and manners
2. a member of the aristocracy
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passivity
1. the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
2. submission to others or to outside influences
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papilloma
1. a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
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palmistry
1. telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
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parsimony
1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
2. extreme stinginess
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patrimony
1. a church endowment
2. an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
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pantheism
1. (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
2. the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
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patrolman
1. a policeman who patrols a given region
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pageantry
1. a rich and spectacular ceremony
2. an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
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panelling
1. a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
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paralytic
1. a person suffering from paralysis
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palpation
1. a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
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parathion
1. a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
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paperclip
1. a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
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9-Letter Nouns Starting With PA