11-letter words containing p, a, y
- bathysphere — a strong steel deep-sea diving sphere, lowered by cable
- bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
- bay scallop — a small scallop, Pecten irradians, inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, especially eastern Long Island Sound.
- beach party — a party held on a beach
- beauty shop — A beauty shop is the same as a beauty parlour.
- beauty spot — A beauty spot is a place in the country that is popular because of its beautiful scenery.
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
- block party — A block party is an outdoor party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood.
- body packer — a smuggler of illegal drugs, especially one who swallows bags containing them.
- body-packer — a person who smuggles illicit drugs in balloons, condoms, or similar plastic bags which have either been swallowed or inserted in the rectum or vagina
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- boy soprano — a young male singer whose voice is in the soprano range and has not yet broken, esp one who performs solo
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
- brandy snap — Brandy snaps are very thin crisp biscuits in the shape of hollow cylinders. They are flavoured with ginger and are often filled with cream.
- broken play — an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly.
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- caddy spoon — a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.
- caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
- call-in pay — payment made to employees who report for work and find there is no work for them to do.
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- callipygian — having beautifully shaped buttocks
- callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- campanology — the art or skill of ringing bells musically
- candy apple — A candy apple is an apple coated with hard, red sugar syrup and fixed on a stick.
- capaciously — In a capacious manner.
- cape colony — the name from 1652 until 1910 of the former Cape Province of South Africa
- capillarity — a phenomenon caused by surface tension and resulting in the distortion, elevation, or depression of the surface of a liquid in contact with a solid
- capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
- carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cattywampus — catawampus
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- chamaephyte — a plant whose buds are close to the ground
- chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
- cheap money — money lent at a low rate of interest
- chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chiasmatypy — the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship