8-letter words containing p, u, y
- marry up — to join
- mudpuppy — any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
- multiply — to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- myoporum — any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Myoporum, chiefly of Australia and New Zealand, cultivated in warm regions as hedges or ornamentals.
- opaquely — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- paduasoy — a slightly corded, strong, rich, silk fabric.
- pally up — to become friends (with)
- paraguay — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
- paul pry — an inquisitive, meddlesome person.
- pay-stub — a document attached to or accompanying a paycheck as a record of gross earnings and deductions.
- paysandu — a city in W Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- physique — physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pinguefy — to make or become greasy or fat
- piquancy — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- 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.
- play out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- 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.
- plugugly — a ruffian; rowdy; tough.
- plumbery — a plumber's workshop.
- plurally — as a plural; in a plural sense.
- plushily — in a plush manner
- plymouth — an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.
- polydrug — being or pertaining to several drug used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs: a center for dealing with polydrug abuse.
- polypous — polypoid.
- polyuria — the passing of an excessive quantity of urine, as in diabetes, in certain nervous diseases, etc.
- porously — full of pores.
- prestudy — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- pseudery — pretentious talk
- psych up — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psyllium — fleawort.
- publicly — by the state
- pudicity — modesty; chastity
- pulingly — in a complaining manner
- pulpally — involving the pulp of a tooth
- pulpitry — the art of delivering sermons
- punditry — the opinions or methods of pundits.
- pungency — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
- puppetry — the art of making puppets or presenting puppet shows.
- puppydom — the state of being a puppy
- puppyish — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- puppyism — impudence
- purparty — a share of an estate held by coparceners that is apportioned to one upon the division of the estate among them.
- purveyor — a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
- puseyism — Tractarianism.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- put away — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- putumayo — a river in NW South America, flowing SE from S Colombia into the Amazon in NW Brazil. 900 miles (1450 km) long.