8-letter words containing p, e, l, y
- playable — capable of or suitable for being played.
- playdate — a gathering of children at a house for play
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- playless — having no play
- playmate — a companion, especially of a child, in play or recreation.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- playwear — playclothes.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plumbery — a plumber's workshop.
- politely — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polygene — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polymery — the characteristic of having many parts
- polypide — a visible digestive system and muscles
- polypine — relating to polyps
- polypnea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polypore — a woody pore fungus, Laetiporus (Polyporus) sulphureus, that forms large, brightly colored, shelflike growths on old logs and tree stumps.
- polyseme — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemy — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polysome — a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
- polytene — denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae
- polyteny — the condition of being polytene
- polytype — a crystal occurring in more than one form
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- porterly — pertaining to or characteristic of a porter
- potbelly — a distended or protuberant belly.
- potently — powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
- poyntell — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- preapply — to apply beforehand
- precycle — to make purchasing decisions that will ultimately delay, reduce, or eliminate the need to recycle or dispose of waste: One way you can precycle is by buying food in bulk, so there's less packaging to throw away.
- preppily — in a preppy manner
- prettily — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- propenyl — containing the propenyl group.
- properly — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- przemysl — a city in SE Poland: occupied by the Russians 1915.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- pterylae — one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- ptyalize — to induce the flow of saliva
- pyelitis — inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- pyrazole — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.
- pyrolize — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- re-apply — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- redeploy — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemploy — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
- resupply — provide with sth