8-letter words containing a, p, l, y
- poly bag — a polythene bag, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- polyacid — having more than one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- polyadic — (of a relation, operation, etc) having several argument places, as … moves … from … to …, which might be represented as Mpox1y1z1t1x2y2z2t2 where p names a person, o an object, and each t a time, and each <x,y,z> the coordinates of a place
- polyarch — (of a woody tissue) having multiple points of origin
- polyaxon — a nerve cell with multiple branches
- polycarp — Saint, a.d. 69?–155, bishop of Smyrna and a Christian martyr.
- polyclad — any free-swimming, marine flatworm of the order Polycladida, having a broad, flat body and a many-branched gastrovascular cavity.
- polyfoam — a rigid, semirigid, or rubbery foam composed of minute bubbles of air or carbon dioxide embedded in a polymer matrix, often polyurethane: used in mattresses, padding, insulation, etc.
- polygala — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygamy — the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time. Compare bigamy (def 1), monogamy (def 1).
- polymath — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polypary — the common supporting structure of a colony of polyps, as corals.
- polypnea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polyuria — the passing of an excessive quantity of urine, as in diabetes, in certain nervous diseases, etc.
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- polyzoan — bryozoan
- ponytail — an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- portably — capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.
- preapply — to apply beforehand
- primally — in a primal manner
- probably — in all likelihood; very likely: He will probably attend.
- provably — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- psalmody — the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- pterylae — one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- ptyalize — to induce the flow of saliva
- pulpally — involving the pulp of a tooth
- puyallup — a member of a Salishan-speaking North American Indian tribe living in the Puget Sound area of Washington.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- re-apply — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- roleplay — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- samplery — the making of samplers
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- sex play — erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.
- sparkily — in a sparky manner
- sparsely — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
- splaying — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- spyglass — a small telescope.
- spyplane — a military aeroplane used to spy on an enemy
- symplast — the continuous system of protoplasts, linked by plasmodesmata and bounded by the cell wall
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- teleplay — a play written or adapted for broadcast on television.
- tympanal — pertaining to the middle ear or tympanic membrane.
- unplayed — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- wordplay — clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.
- xylocarp — a fruit, such as a coconut, having a hard woody pericarp