11-letter words containing y, a, p, s
- nasal spray — a liquid medication that can be atomized and inhaled into or through the nose.
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- paint spray — paint bought in a special can which you spray on a surface by pressing a button on the top of the can
- palm sunday — the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
- palsy-walsy — friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way: The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard.
- panpsychism — a theory that all matter has some form of consciousness.
- panpsychist — someone who believes that all matter has an element of consciousness
- papyraceous — papery.
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parasensory — extrasensory.
- paris daisy — marguerite (def 1).
- party dress — a dress to wear to a party
- party music — music for or at a party
- passer-byes — a person passing by.
- pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pastry tube — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- pataphysics — a supposed branch of philosophy or science that studies imaginary phenomena beyond the realm of metaphysics; the science of imaginary solutions.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- patty shell — a cup-shaped shell of light, flaky pastry, for serving vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce.
- pauselessly — in a pauseless manner; ceaselessly
- pay a visit — go to the toilet
- pay dispute — a disagreement between workers and employers concerning salary
- pay station — a machine where you can pay for parking, as in a car park, etc
- pear psylla — a small jumping plant louse, Psylla pyricola, originally of Europe, that is a major pest of pears in the eastern U.S.
- pentagynous — (of plants) belonging to the order Pentagynia, characterized by the presence of five styles or pistils
- pentastylos — a pentastyle building, as a classical temple.
- person-year — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in a year consisting of a standard number of person-days.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- photo essay — a group of photographs, usually with supplementary text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or as a feature in a magazine or newspaper.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalism — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicalist — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicality — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.