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13-letter words containing p, l, y, i

  • play hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
  • play politics — the science or art of political government.
  • playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
  • playing trick — a card in a hand considered as likely to take a trick, assuming that the player who holds the hand or that player's partner is the declarer.
  • playwrighting — the writing of plays
  • pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • poliomyelitis — an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities.
  • polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
  • polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
  • polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
  • polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
  • polynomialism — a polynomial naming system
  • polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
  • polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
  • polysyllabism — a polysyllabic style or the use of multisyllabic words
  • polysyllogism — an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
  • pontificality — a priestly role or office
  • postcranially — affecting the postcranium
  • pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • prairie style — the style of the architects of the Prairie School.
  • pre-eminently — Pre-eminently means to a very great extent.
  • precipitately — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
  • predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • preferability — more desirable.
  • prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • preliminarily — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
  • premonitorily — in a premonitory manner
  • prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
  • presentiality — the state of being present
  • prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
  • presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • prickly poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
  • primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
  • primary metal — metal derived directly from ore rather than from scrap.
  • primary xylem — xylem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
  • primordiality — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
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