12-letter words containing p, y
- bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- body politic — The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group.
- body popping — a dance style involving muscular jerking of the upper body
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
- brachycephal — a person with a brachycephalic head
- brachygraphy — shorthand; stenography
- bridal party — the people who accompany the bride as she comes to her wedding
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
- buck's party — a party for men only, esp one held for a man before he is married
- bully pulpit — If someone in a prominent job or position publicly expresses their opinions about a particular subject, you can say that they are using their job or position as a bully pulpit.
- bumble-puppy — a game in which a ball, attached by string to a post, is hit so that the string winds round the post
- bus topology — bus
- buying group — an association of companies who use their combined purchasing power to achieve the best prices from suppliers
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- by deed poll — In Britain, if you change your name by deed poll, you change it officially and legally.
- bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- cape cod bay — a part of Massachusetts Bay, enclosed by the Cape Cod peninsula.
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- capital city — the seat of government of a country or other political unit
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- cataphyllary — a scale-like, simple form of a leaf, such as those which surround a bud
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- cephalically — in relation to the head or near the head
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chalcography — the art of engraving on copper or brass
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chamaephytes — Plural form of chamaephyte.
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
- chartophylax — an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- child's play — something that is easy to do