7-letter words containing p, a, y
- pre-pay — If you pre-pay something or pre-pay for it, you pay for it before you receive it or use it.
- preachy — tediously or pretentiously didactic.
- prelacy — the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- primacy — the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- pripyat — a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- privacy — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
- propyla — plural of propylon.
- pteryla — one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- ptyalin — an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- pyaemia — a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
- pyjamas — night clothes consisting of loose-fitting trousers and jacket.
- pylades — a son of Strophius who befriended Orestes, accompanied him in his wanderings, and eventually married Electra, sister of Orestes.
- pyralid — any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
- pyramid — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- pyrexia — fever.
- pytheas — 4th century bc, Greek navigator. He was the first Greek to visit and describe the coasts of Spain, France, and the British Isles and may have reached Iceland
- pythiad — the four-year period between two celebrations of the Pythian Games.
- pythian — Also, Pythic. of or relating to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
- pythias — the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- rapidly — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- reapply — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- respray — coat again with spray paint
- ropeway — tramway (def 4).
- satrapy — the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- scrappy — fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
- shapely — having a pleasing shape, especially with reference to a woman's figure.
- shapley — Harlow [hahr-loh] /ˈhɑr loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, U.S. astronomer.
- sharply — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shipway — the structure that supports a ship being built.
- slipway — (in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.
- spangly — Spangly clothes are decorated with a lot of small shiny objects.
- sparkly — tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
- spassky — Boris (Vasilyevich) [bawr-is vuh-seel-yuh-vich,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Russian chess player.
- splashy — making a splash or splashes.
- splayed — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- sprawly — tending to sprawl; straggly: The colt's legs were long and sprawly.
- sprayer — device that sprays a liquid
- sprayey — like, spattered with, or sending out spray
- spurway — a path used by horse riders
- spyware — Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an Internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.
- stay up — not go to bed
- strappy — A strappy dress or top has thin shoulder straps.
- synapse — a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapte — a litany.
- syncarp — an aggregate fruit.
- tapstry — a tap-room in a public house
- therapy — the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process: speech therapy.
- topiary — (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
- tympani — a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.