7-letter words containing o, p, y
- oophyte — the gametophyte of a moss, fern, or liverwort, resulting from the development of a fertilized egg.
- opacify — to cause to become opaque.
- opacity — the state or quality of being opaque.
- opaleye — a green game fish, Girella nigricans, common off rocky shores from California southward, having opalescent blue eyes.
- orphrey — an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- ospreys — Plural form of osprey.
- outpity — to exceed in pitying
- outplay — to play better than.
- outpray — to exceed in praying or overcome by prayer
- outyelp — to outdo in yelping
- overpay — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overply — to ply too much
- oxyphil — a type of cell present in glands
- pageboy — a hair style in which the hair is rolled under, usually at shoulder-length.
- panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.
- paronym — a paronymous word.
- parroty — like a parrot; chattering
- pay for — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pay off — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pay out — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- payload — the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.
- payroll — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- peabody — Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.
- peroxy- — indicating the presence of the peroxide group, -O–O-
- phenoxy — containing the monovalent radical C6H5O, derived from phenol
- phonily — in a phoney manner
- phorcys — a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- phyllo- — leaf
- physio- — of or relating to nature or natural functions
- phytoid — having the appearance of a plant; like a plant
- pillory — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pillowy — pillowlike; soft; yielding: a pillowy carpet.
- pin boy — (formerly) a person stationed in the sunken area of a bowling alley behind the pins who places the pins in the proper positions, removes pins that have been knocked down, and returns balls to the bowlers.
- piosity — an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- piously — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- play on — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playboy — a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
- playoff — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plovery — characterized by or having many plovers
- plowboy — a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
- ploying — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- plywood — a material used for various building purposes, consisting usually of an odd number of veneers glued over each other, usually at right angles.
- po' boy — a baguette filled with fried meat or seafood
- pockily — in a pocky manner
- polyact — (of a sea creature) having many tentacles or limb-like protrusions
- polybus — a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
- polycot — a polycotyledon.
- polyene — a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
- polygam — a plant of the Polygamia class