9-letter words containing e, p, a, y
- medalplay — (in golf) scoring system in which the score is based on the total number of strokes taken
- megapenny — /meg'*-pen"ee/ $10,000 (1 cent * 10^6). Used semi-humorously as a unit in comparing computer cost and performance figures.
- megaphyll — the relatively large type of leaf produced by ferns and seed plants
- melaphyre — a type of dark igneous rock embedded with feldspar crystals, related to basalt.
- merit pay — an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.
- metaphyte — a multicellular plant.
- misplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of misplay.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- nymphaeum — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- oedipally — in an oedipal manner
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- operatory — a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- overhappy — too happy
- pa system — a combination of electronic devices that makes sound audible via loudspeakers to many people, as in an auditorium or out of doors.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachynema — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pack-year — a measure of the amount of cigarettes a person has smoked over an extended period, equal to one packet of 20 every day for one year
- paediatry — the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases
- paedology — the study of the character, growth, and development of children
- pageantry — spectacular display; pomp: the pageantry of a coronation.
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- paleology — the study of antiquities.
- palmately — radiating from a central point
- palsylike — resembling palsy
- panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- paralysed — unable to move and with no feeling
- paralyses — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- pararhyme — a part-rhyme in which the consonants are the same but the vowels are different
- parcenary — joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parhypate — a note in ancient Greek music, the second lowest note in the two lowest tetrachords
- parleyvoo — to speak French
- parlyaree — Polari.
- parquetry — mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
- parsleyed — cooked with or sprinkled with parsley
- partygoer — a person who enjoys or frequently attends parties and celebrations.
- passer-by — a person passing by.
- passersby — a person passing by.
- passively — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- paternity — the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.