12-letter words containing p, e, y
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bird of prey — A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.
- bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
- brachycephal — a person with a brachycephalic head
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- bumble-puppy — a game in which a ball, attached by string to a post, is hit so that the string winds round the post
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- by deed poll — In Britain, if you change your name by deed poll, you change it officially and legally.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- cape cod bay — a part of Massachusetts Bay, enclosed by the Cape Cod peninsula.
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- cephalically — in relation to the head or near the head
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chamaephytes — Plural form of chamaephyte.
- charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chimneypiece — A chimneypiece is the same as a mantlepiece.
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chip jewelry — (jargon) A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- codependency — of or relating to a relationship in which one person is physically or psychologically addicted, as to alcohol or gambling, and the other person is psychologically dependent on the first in an unhealthy way.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- company time — the regular hours during which employees are expected to work
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- compound eye — the convex eye of insects and some crustaceans, consisting of numerous separate light-sensitive units (ommatidia)