10-letter words containing p, l, y, i
- party list — of or relating to a system of voting in which people vote for a party rather than for a candidate. Parties are assigned the number of seats which reflects their share of the vote
- patibulary — of or relating to a gallows or an execution
- patriality — (in Britain formerly) the right to patrial status
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- payability — to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pelvimetry — measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, especially the birth canal.
- penitently — feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- perikaryal — of or pertaining to the perikaryon of a nerve; involving or occurring within a perikaryon
- perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- phatically — in a phatic manner
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philosophy — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photolysis — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physically — relating to the body or its appearance: He is not physically attractive.
- physiology — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- piccadilly — one of the main streets of London, running from Piccadilly Circus to Hyde Park Corner
- piercingly — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pikeblenny — any of several tropical American clinid fishes of the genus Chaenopsis, as C. ocellata (bluethroat pikeblenny) the male of which is noted for its aggressive behavior in defending its territory.
- pillorying — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pinchingly — in a mean or pinching way
- pineal eye — an eyelike structure that develops from the pineal apparatus in certain cold-blooded vertebrates.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- pipe-layer — a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work.
- pitilessly — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- plant city — a city in W Florida.
- plasticity — the quality or state of being plastic.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- play dirty — use unfair or dishonest tactics
- play, inc. — (company) The company which designed and markets Snappy Video Snapshot.
- playacting — to engage in make-believe.
- playmaking — the initiating of offensive plays in sports
- playscript — the manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.
- playwright — a writer of plays; dramatist.
- pleadingly — the act of a person who pleads.
- plebeianly — in a plebeian manner
- pleiotropy — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter