6-letter words containing t, y, p
- pitaya — any of several cacti of the genus Lemaireocereus and related genera, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing edible fruit.
- pitchy — full of or abounding in pitch.
- piyyut — a liturgical poem included in the services on holidays and special Sabbaths in addition to the established prayers.
- platy- — indicating something flat
- playte — (data, jargon) /playt/ 16 bits, by analogy with byte. Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also dynner, crumb.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- plotty — characterized by the intricacies or complications of a plot or intrigue: a plotty novel whose narrative is hard to follow.
- poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
- polity — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
- portly — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- potboy — (esp formerly) a youth or man employed at a public house to serve beer, etc
- pretry — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- pretty — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- psyton — (humour) /si:'ton/ (From TMRC) The elementary particle carrying the sinister force. The probability of a process losing is proportional to the number of psytons falling on it. Psytons are generated by observers, which is why demos are more likely to fail when lots of people are watching. This term appears to have been largely superseded by bogon; see also quantum bogodynamics.
- ptooey — an imitation of the sound of spitting
- ptyxis — the folding of each individual leaf in a bud
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
- put by — 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.
- pyrite — a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- pythia — the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- pythic — Also, Pythic. of or relating to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
- python — a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site.
- raptly — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- retype — 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.
- sporty — flashy; showy.
- spotty — full of, having, or occurring in spots: spotty coloring.
- spouty — tending to spout water
- stripy — having or marked with stripes.
- stumpy — of the nature of or resembling a stump.
- teapoy — a small three-legged table or stand.
- tempyo — of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, a.d. 725–794, characterized by the flowering of Buddhist architecture and statuary: combined T'ang Chinese influences and emerging native traits.
- tepefy — to make or become tepid
- trampy — (of a woman) disreputable, promiscuous
- trappy — difficult or tricky: trappy terrain.
- tripey — characteristic of tripe; worthless
- triply — to a triple number, measure, or degree.
- trippy — suggestive of or resembling the effect produced by a hallucinogenic drug
- trophy — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- tumphy — a fool
- tympan — Printing. a padlike device interposed between the platen or its equivalent and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure.
- type a — of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness, and possibly associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
- type b — of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by an unhurried, patient, tolerant manner, an ability to relax easily, and amiability, and possibly associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.
- typho- — typhus, typhoid
- typhon — a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- typhus — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- typier — (of a domestic animal) embodying the ideal characteristics of its variety or breed.
- typify — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- typing — 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.
- typist — a person who operates a typewriter.