8-letter words containing a, p, l, y
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patently — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- paul pry — an inquisitive, meddlesome person.
- pay deal — a negotiation or agreement concerning pay or salary
- payables — debts to be paid
- pearleye — any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic eyes, and an iridescent patch on each eye tube.
- penality — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- petalody — a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
- phylarch — the chief of a tribe in Ancient Greece, and in Athens, the head of a clan in battle, or generally, the chief of a tribe
- phylaxis — medical term for protection against infection
- phyllary — one of the bracts forming the involucre or the head or inflorescence of a composite plant.
- physalia — a marine invertebrate, often confused with a jellyfish, that has a painful sting
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- pipeclay — a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.
- pitiably — evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children.
- placidly — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- plagiary — plagiarism.
- platypod — Also, platypodous [pluh-tip-uh-duh s] /pləˈtɪp ə dəs/ (Show IPA). having a broad foot, as certain gastropod mollusks.
- platypus — a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.
- platysma — a broad, thin muscle on each side of the neck, extending from the upper part of the shoulder to the corner of the mouth, the action of which wrinkles the skin of the neck and depresses the corner of the mouth.
- play box — a box for a child's toys and personal things
- play for — sport: represent, be on the side of
- play god — make life-and-death decisions
- play off — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play-act — to engage in make-believe.
- play-day — a day for relaxation or for participation in sports contests; a holiday.
- play-doh — Play-Doh is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- play-off — (in competitive sports) the playing of an extra game, rounds, innings, etc., in order to settle a tie.
- playable — capable of or suitable for being played.
- playback — the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made.
- playbill — a program or announcement of a play.
- playbook — (in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.
- playdate — a gathering of children at a house for play
- playdown — a play-off.
- playgirl — a woman who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- playland — an area used for recreation or amusement; playground or amusement park.
- playless — having no play
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playmate — a companion, especially of a child, in play or recreation.
- playroom — a room set aside for children's play or adult recreation.
- playslip — a form used to nominate numbers in a lottery draw
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- playwear — playclothes.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- plurally — as a plural; in a plural sense.
- polarity — Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.