9-letter words containing a, p, o, y
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- cape york — the northernmost point of the Australian mainland, in N Queensland on the Torres Strait at the tip of Cape York Peninsula (a peninsula between the Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria)
- carpology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of fruits and seeds
- caryopses — Plural form of caryopsis.
- caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
- compacity — Any of several technical measures of compactness, especially, in a granular medium (e.g. sand), the volume fraction that is filled.
- compactly — joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid: compact soil.
- company's — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- coparceny — (legal) An equal share of an inheritance.
- copayment — a fee paid by a subscriber to a service for the use of additional services not covered by the subscription
- copy-read — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- copypasta — (Internet slang) A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else.
- copytaker — (esp in a newspaper office) a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone
- cosplayer — One who takes part in cosplay.
- crazy top — a disease of cotton, corn, etc., characterized by abnormal branching and small, misshapen leaves in the upper part of the plant, caused by water shortage, organic deficiencies in the soil, or unknown causes.
- cryptogam — (in former plant classification schemes) any organism that does not produce seeds, including algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns
- culpatory — expressing blame
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cyclopean — of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
- cyclopian — having only one eye
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- cytopathy — a disease or disorder of a cell
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- cytophagy — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- diazotype — a print produced by the diazo process.
- diplomacy — the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
- downplays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay.
- drop away — become fewer
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspnoeal — Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
- dystopian — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- dystopias — Plural form of dystopia.
- empanoply — to put armour on
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- epeolatry — the worship of words
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.
- gay power — the organized political influence exerted by homosexuals as a group, especially to ensure equal rights in employment, housing, etc.
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- glory-pea — either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers.