9-letter words containing p, l, a, y
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polypnoea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polytonal — marked by or using polytonality.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- polyzoary — a colony of bryozoan animals
- polyzonal — having many zones
- popularly — by the people as a whole; generally; widely: a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.
- portrayal — the act of portraying.
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- prayerful — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- prayingly — with prayer, prayerfully
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- primality — the state of being primal
- primarily — essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
- privately — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- proletary — in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no property
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- pull away — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- pupillary — pertaining to the pupil of the eye.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
- pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
- pyritical — relating to pyrites
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyrolater — a worshipper of fire
- pyrolatry — the worship of fire
- quadruply — fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- redisplay — to display again
- repayable — that must be paid back
- reputably — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- role play — playacting, simulation
- role-play — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- sallyport — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- scapulary — scapular1 .
- slaphappy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- spacially — spatial.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparsedly — in a scattered manner
- spatially — of or relating to space.
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spirality — the spiral nature of a curve