8-letter words containing a, p, o, y, l
- 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.
- 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.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- 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.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- 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.
- wordplay — clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.
- xylocarp — a fruit, such as a coconut, having a hard woody pericarp