10-letter words containing n, y, s
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- partisanly — in a partisan manner
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- penis envy — the repressed wish of a female to possess a penis.
- penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
- penny-wise — greatly concerned with saving small sums of money
- pennycress — any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, especially T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- pentastyle — having five columns.
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phantastry — a display of flamboyance or extravagance
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- physicking — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- planlessly — in a planless or aimless manner
- pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- poison ivy — a vine or shrub, Rhus radicans, having trifoliate leaves and whitish berries and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polygnotus — fl. c450 b.c., Greek painter.
- polygynist — a person who practices or favors polygyny.
- polygynous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygyny.
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- pony truss — a through bridge truss having its deck between the top and bottom chords and having no top lateral bracing.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- predestiny — predestination; pre-determined destiny
- prepensely — in a premeditated way
- presidency — the office, function, or term of office of a president.
- presignify — to signify or indicate beforehand; foretell.
- princessly — resembling a princess
- pristinely — in a pristine manner
- propensely — with propensity
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.