9-letter words containing a, l, y, i
- osmically — with regard to smell
- outlaying — an expending or spending, as of money.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- palillogy — the repetition of a phrase or word
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- palsylike — resembling palsy
- pamphylia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- panically — in a panicky manner
- pantingly — eagerly
- papillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a papilla or papillae.
- paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- paralytic — a person affected with paralysis.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- passingly — in passing; in a passing manner
- passively — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patriliny — the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pay claim — the wage or salary asked for workers by trade union representatives from employers
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- pilcomayo — a river in S central South America, flowing SE from S Bolivia along the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina to the Paraguay River at Asunción. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- pink lady — a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
- pipe clay — a white, plastic clay used for making clay tobacco pipes or pottery, for whitening leather, etc.
- pipe-clay — to whiten with pipe clay.
- pivotally — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- placidity — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
- planarity — of or relating to a geometric plane.
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- plausibly — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play fair — games: be sporting
- play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play-bill — a program or announcement of a play.
- play-list — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- play-time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playfield — a field for sports or public festivities
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- pleiotaxy — an increase in the normal number of parts.
- plurality — the excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate (distinguished from majority).
- polyamide — a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polyaxial — having more than one axis