9-letter words containing s, y, l, p
- pillsbury — Charles Alfred, 1842–99, U.S. businessman.
- pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- plausibly — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play-list — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playhouse — a theater.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polybasic — (of an acid) having two or more atoms of replaceable hydrogen.
- polydorus — flourished 1st century b.c, Greek sculptor who, with Agesander and Athenodorus, carved the Laocoön group.
- polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- polygenes — multiple factors
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- polystyle — having many columns.
- pompously — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- prelusory — introductory.
- presently — in a little while; soon: They will be here presently.
- priestley — J(ohn) B(oynton) [boin-tuh n,, -tn] /ˈbɔɪn tən,, -tn/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, English novelist.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- prolusory — serving for prolusion.
- proselyte — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- prosopyle — (in sponges) a pore through which water is drawn from the outside into one of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- pushfully — in a pushful manner
- puttyless — having no putty
- pygostyle — the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- redisplay — to display again
- reposedly — in a settled or reposed fashion
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- sallyport — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- scapulary — scapular1 .
- self-pity — pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
- sky pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- sky-pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- slaphappy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
- spacially — spatial.