7-letter words containing p, y
- lymphad — an ancient rowing boat with one mast
- lympho- — indicating lymph or the lymphatic system
- mappery — the using of maps
- mayhaps — Maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance.
- maypole — a tall pole, decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance or engage in sports during May Day celebrations.
- maypops — Plural form of maypop.
- miscopy — to copy incorrectly: to miscopy an address.
- misplay — a wrong or bad play.
- mistype — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
- myspace — (Internet) One's profile on the MySpace website.
- neotype — a specimen selected to replace a holotype that has been lost or destroyed.
- netplay — (video games) Multiplayer gameplay over a network.
- nippily — In a nippy way.
- nonplay — social behaviour that is not classed as play
- nymphae — Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- nymphal — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- nymphet — a young nymph.
- nymphic — relating to a nymph
- nymphos — Plural form of nympho.
- octuply — in an octuple or eightfold manner
- olympia — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
- olympic — of or relating to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender.
- olympio — Sylvanus [sil-vey-nuh s] /sɪlˈveɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, African statesman: first president of the Republic of Togo 1961–63.
- olympus — Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9730 feet (2966 meters).
- oophyte — the gametophyte of a moss, fern, or liverwort, resulting from the development of a fertilized egg.
- opacify — to cause to become opaque.
- opacity — the state or quality of being opaque.
- opaleye — a green game fish, Girella nigricans, common off rocky shores from California southward, having opalescent blue eyes.
- orphrey — an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- ospreys — Plural form of osprey.
- outpity — to exceed in pitying
- outplay — to play better than.
- outpray — to exceed in praying or overcome by prayer
- outyelp — to outdo in yelping
- overpay — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overply — to ply too much
- oxyphil — a type of cell present in glands
- paceway — a racecourse for trotting and pacing
- packway — a path for pack animals
- pageboy — a hair style in which the hair is rolled under, usually at shoulder-length.
- paisley — a soft woolen fabric woven with a pattern of colorful and minutely detailed figures.
- palfrey — a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
- palissy — Bernard [ber-nar] /bɛrˈnar/ (Show IPA), c1510–89, French potter, enameler, and author.
- palmary — having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.
- palmyra — an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.
- pan-fry — to fry in a small amount of fat, as in a skillet or shallow pan; sauté.
- paneity — the state of being bread, esp Eucharistic bread
- pangamy — unrestricted mating
- panicky — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.