8-letter words containing p, s, y
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- misapply — to make a wrong application or use of.
- mistyped — Simple past tense and past participle of mistype.
- mistypes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistype.
- myoscope — an instrument for observing muscular contraction.
- myospasm — A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- neotypes — Plural form of neotype.
- nymphets — a young nymph.
- opsonify — to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
- otoscopy — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- paduasoy — a slightly corded, strong, rich, silk fabric.
- panofsky — Erwin, 1892–1968, U.S. art historian, born in Germany.
- pansophy — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- papistry — the Roman Catholic Church.
- paralyse — to affect with paralysis.
- paroxysm — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- partyism — adherence to a political party or organization.
- passably — fairly; moderately: a passably good novel.
- passerby — a person passing by.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- pay desk — the counter in a shop where customers pay for goods
- pay-stub — a document attached to or accompanying a paycheck as a record of gross earnings and deductions.
- payables — debts to be paid
- paysandu — a city in W Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- peasanty — having qualities ascribed to traditional country life or people; simple or unsophisticated
- perseity — (in medieval philosophy) the quality of those things having substance independently of any real object.
- perspiry — sweaty
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- peyotist — a person who follows the religion of peyotism
- phantasy — fantasy.
- phylaxis — medical term for protection against infection
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- physalia — a marine invertebrate, often confused with a jellyfish, that has a painful sting
- physeter — a member of the Physeter genus of creatures that includes the sperm whale
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- physiol. — physiological
- physique — physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete.
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- platypus — a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.
- platysma — a broad, thin muscle on each side of the neck, extending from the upper part of the shoulder to the corner of the mouth, the action of which wrinkles the skin of the neck and depresses the corner of the mouth.
- playless — having no play
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playslip — a form used to nominate numbers in a lottery draw
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plushily — in a plush manner
- poly sci — poli sci
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.