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10-letter words containing a, p, l, y

  • polyphagic — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
  • polyphasic — having more than two phases.
  • polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
  • polystylar — relating to a polystyle
  • polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
  • pomace fly — vinegar fly.
  • ponytailed — having a ponytail
  • popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
  • port royal — a village in S South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.
  • postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
  • potability — fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
  • potamology — the study of rivers.
  • poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
  • power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
  • praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
  • prankingly — showily, in an ostentatious or pranking manner
  • prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
  • praxeology — the study of human conduct.
  • preferably — more desirable.
  • preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
  • prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
  • prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
  • presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
  • primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
  • privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
  • pro-family — that favors or benefits families
  • prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
  • profitably — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
  • profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
  • propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
  • proslavery — favoring slavery.
  • proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
  • punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
  • putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
  • pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
  • pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
  • pyrogallol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
  • pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
  • radial-ply — (of a motor tyre) having the fabric cords in the outer casing running radially to enable the sidewalls to be flexible
  • radio play — a play written for broadcasting on radio
  • repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
  • reply card — a usually postage-paid postcard or coupon that can be mailed back to the sender to place an order, request information, or the like.
  • reply-paid — having the cost of sending a reply (of a letter, etc) prepaid by the sender
  • royal palm — any of several tall, showy feather palms of the genus Roystonea, as R. regia, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle.
  • salary cap — a maximum limit on salaries.
  • sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
  • satyr play — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
  • savoy alps — a range of the Alps in SE France. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 772 ft)
  • scampishly — in a scampish manner
  • screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
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