11-letter words containing c, y, p
- pancake day — Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- panpsychism — a theory that all matter has some form of consciousness.
- panpsychist — someone who believes that all matter has an element of consciousness
- papyraceous — papery.
- para-cymene — a colorless liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 , derived from benzene, found in various essential oils, and obtained as a by-product of papermaking.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- party music — music for or at a party
- party piece — Someone's party piece is something that they often do to entertain people, especially at parties, for example singing a particular song or saying a particular poem.
- pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- pataphysics — a supposed branch of philosophy or science that studies imaginary phenomena beyond the realm of metaphysics; the science of imaginary solutions.
- patricianly — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pay a claim — If an insurer pays a claim, it pays money to a policyholder because a loss or risk occurs against which they were insured.
- peace envoy — someone sent on a mission to end conflict or bring peace
- peace lobby — a lobby for peace or the end of conflict
- peachy keen — peachy (def 2).
- peachy-keen — peachy (def 2).
- pecan patty — a praline made with pecans.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pedal cycle — a cycle that is propelled by operating the pedals, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
- pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- peppercorny — the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perceptibly — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.
- persecutory — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
- persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
- perspicuity — clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- petty crime — minor offences