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12-letter words containing p, l, a, y

  • paroemiology — the study of proverbs
  • parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
  • particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
  • party animal — person who frequents drinking parties
  • party leader — a leader of a political party
  • passion play — a dramatic representation of the passion of Christ, as that given every ten years at the Bavarian village of Oberammergau.
  • passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
  • pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
  • pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
  • pay envelope — an envelope containing a paycheck or wages.
  • pearl barley — barley milled into small, round grains, used in cooking, especially in soups.
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
  • pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
  • pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
  • pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
  • penal colony — remote prison
  • penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
  • penalty goal — a goal scored as a result of a penalty
  • penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
  • penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
  • penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
  • pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
  • penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
  • pentagonally — in a pentagonal manner; in the fashion of a pentagon
  • perceptually — of, relating to, or involving perception.
  • perenniality — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
  • perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
  • periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
  • peripherally — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • peritoneally — through the peritoneum
  • permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
  • perpetuality — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
  • persuasively — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
  • pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
  • phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenylalanin — an essential amino-acid present in most proteins
  • philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
  • phlebography — venography.
  • phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
  • photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
  • photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
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