10-letter words containing p, a, y, n
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- partisanly — in a partisan manner
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- party plan — of or relating to a method of selling products such as jewellery, clothes, or kitchen items: agents hold a party at which they display and sell the goods
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- peary land — a peninsula in N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean: Cape Morris Jesup is at its N end. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- penny ante — a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent
- penny-ante — involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment.
- pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- pentaptych — a work of art consisting of five panels or sections.
- pentastyle — having five columns.
- perikaryon — cell body.
- permanency — permanence.
- 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
- pharyngeal — of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- piccaninny — pickaninny.
- pickaninny — a term used to refer to a black child.
- piggy bank — a small bank, having the shape of a pig, provided with a slot at the top to receive small coins.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pineal eye — an eyelike structure that develops from the pineal apparatus in certain cold-blooded vertebrates.
- pinyon jay — a grayish-blue, uncrested jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus, found in mountainous parts of the western U.S.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- planlessly — in a planless or aimless manner
- plant city — a city in W Florida.
- play agent — a broker representing a playwright in dealings with theater managers, producers, etc.
- play along — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play money — paper that is cut and printed to resemble paper money, often used in playing board games.
- play, inc. — (company) The company which designed and markets Snappy Video Snapshot.
- play-lunch — a schoolchild's mid-morning snack