7-letter words containing a, y, s
- myspace — (Internet) One's profile on the MySpace website.
- myxomas — Plural form of myxoma.
- nasally — in a nasal manner.
- nasmyth — James. 1808–90, British engineer; inventor of the steam hammer (1839)
- nastily — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- naysaid — Simple past tense and past participle of naysay.
- naysays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of naysay.
- nessary — Eye dialect of necessary.
- nosegay — a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
- nowdays — Eye dialect of nowadays.
- o'casey — Sean [shawn,, shahn] /ʃɔn,, ʃɑn/ (Show IPA), 1880–1964, Irish playwright.
- ossuary — a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
- ostiary — Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- outlays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlay.
- outstay — to stay longer than.
- oxysalt — any salt of an oxyacid.
- paisley — a soft woolen fabric woven with a pattern of colorful and minutely detailed figures.
- palissy — Bernard [ber-nar] /bɛrˈnar/ (Show IPA), c1510–89, French potter, enameler, and author.
- papyrus — a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the Nile valley: the Egyptian subspecies, C. papyrus hadidii, thought to be common in ancient times, now occurs only in several sites.
- parsley — an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
- pass by — go past
- passkey — master key.
- paylist — a list of people to be paid
- paypass — a type of wave-and-pay system that employs RDIF technology, and allows shoppers to pay for low-value goods by touching their debit or credit card against an electronic reader
- paysage — a landscape or representation of a landscape
- payslip — paper slip detailing wage payment
- paystub — A paystub is a piece of paper given to an employee when he or she is paid stating how much money has been earned and how much has been taken from that sum for things such as tax.
- per say — a frequent misspelling of per se.
- pessary — a device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus.
- piscary — Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- plassey — a village in NE India, about 80 miles (128 km) north of Kolkata: Clive's victory over a Bengal army here (1757) led to the establishment of British power in India.
- playbus — a mobile playground
- pyjamas — night clothes consisting of loose-fitting trousers and jacket.
- pylades — a son of Strophius who befriended Orestes, accompanied him in his wanderings, and eventually married Electra, sister of Orestes.
- pytheas — 4th century bc, Greek navigator. He was the first Greek to visit and describe the coasts of Spain, France, and the British Isles and may have reached Iceland
- pythias — the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- quesnay — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1694–1774, French economist and physician.
- raybans — a brand of sunglasses
- rayless — lacking rays or raylike parts.
- respray — coat again with spray paint
- reynosa — a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- rosalyn — a feminine name: var. Rosalynn
- rosebay — any of several rhododendrons, as the great laurel of eastern North America or Rhododendron macrophyllum, of the west coast of North America.
- rossiya — Russian name of Russia.
- rysanek — Leonie [le-aw-nee] /ˈlɛ ɔˌni/ (Show IPA), 1926–98, Austrian soprano.
- sabayon — zabaglione.
- sacrify — to offer a sacrifice or offer (something) as a sacrifice
- sagathy — a type of light, woollen fabric
- saintly — pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives.
- sallowy — full of sallows: a sallowy glade.