10-letter words containing p, a, y
- tautophony — the repetition of a sound
- tawny port — a type of port that is aged in wood for at least 7 years, giving it a 'nutty' flavour; its colour is tawny, as opposed to the red of a ruby port
- telegraphy — the art or practice of constructing or operating telegraphs.
- temporally — of or relating to time.
- temporalty — secular things
- tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
- tipsy cake — a kind of trifle made from a sponge cake soaked with white wine or sherry and decorated with almonds and crystallized fruit
- toddy palm — any of several tropical Asian palms, as Caryota urens or Borassus flabellifer, yielding toddy.
- tomography — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
- topicality — the state or quality of being topical.
- topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tripudiary — pertaining to dancing
- tropically — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- tryptamine — a crystalline substance, C 10 H 12 N 2 , that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.
- tryptophan — an essential amino acid, (C 8 H 6 N)CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin. Symbol: W. Abbreviation: Trp;
- tuboplasty — surgical repair of one or both Fallopian tubes
- tympanites — distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.
- tympanitic — distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.
- tympanitis — inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.
- type metal — an alloy for making printing types, consisting chiefly of lead and antimony, and sometimes small quantities of tin, copper, etc.
- typhaceous — belonging to the family of flowering plants Typhaceae
- typicality — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- typography — the art or process of printing with type.
- typothetae — printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers
- unplayable — capable of or suitable for being played.
- unsympathy — lack of sympathy
- upbuoyance — an uplifting or buoying up
- upsy-daisy — an expression, usually of reassurance, uttered as when someone, esp a child, stumbles or is being lifted up
- usurpatory — an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure.
- van rompuy — Herman. born 1947, Belgian politician; prime minister of Belgium (2008–09); president of the European Council (2009–14)
- venography — x-ray examination of a vein or veins following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- wild pansy — any uncultivated or wild form of the common pansy, Viola tricolor.
- wrap party — a party held for cast and crew to celebrate the completion of filming of a motion picture or television programme
- xenography — The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.
- xerography — an electrostatic printing process for copying text or graphics whereby areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to the image areas of the original are sensitized with a charge of static electricity so that, when powdered with a toner carrying an opposite charge, only the charged areas retain the toner, which is then fused to the paper to make it permanent.
- xylographs — Plural form of xylograph.
- xylography — The art of making woodcuts or wood engravings, especially by a relatively primitive technique.
- xylophagan — an insect in the Xylophaga or Xylophagi that eats wood
- yellow pad — a scratch pad of yellow, lined paper.
- yes please — a polite formula for accepting an offer, invitation, etc
- yesmanship — An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, even when they don't actually agree with leadership.
- yoga pants — pants made of a stretchable knit fabric, worn as exercise or casual wear: slim-fitting yoga pants with a flared leg.
- young plan — a plan reducing the reparations provided by the Dawes plan, devised by an international committee headed by Owen D. Young and put into effect in 1929.
- zaporozhye — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- zoanthropy — a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal.
- zootherapy — the use of therapeutic drugs derived from animals
- zygopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Zygoptera, comprising the damselflies.
- zythepsary — (rare) A brewery.