8-letter words containing y, p, e
- idiotype — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- impurely — In an impure manner.
- isohypse — (meteorology) A line on a map connecting points of equal height of a given pressure level.
- jeepneys — Plural form of jeepney.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- keepsaky — like or suitable for a keepsake, usually specifically of a volume of material made and given as a keepsake in the 19th century
- key grip — the chief stagehand on a movie set.
- keyed up — tense, nervous
- keypunch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- keyspell — (text, tool, education) A spell checker and teaching aid from UK company KeySpell Limited for Microsoft Windows. KeySpell offers a selection of phonetically similar words, phrases, confusable terms, and examples in context. Even correctly spelt homophones can be checked. KeySpell can be run with Microsoft Word 97 or stand-alone. It includes 225,000 words and phrases and can use subsets of these.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- leap day — February 29: the extra day added to the Gregorian calendar in leap year.
- leypoldt — Frederick, 1835–84, U.S. editor and publisher, born in Germany.
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- logotype — Also called logo. a single piece of type bearing two or more uncombined letters, a syllable, or a word.
- lumpenly — in a lumpen manner
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- mayapple — American plant
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic
- mistyped — Simple past tense and past participle of mistype.
- mistypes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistype.
- monotype — the only print made from a metal or glass plate on which a picture is painted in oil color, printing ink, or the like.
- myoscope — an instrument for observing muscular contraction.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- neohippy — A new age hippy.
- neophyte — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neotypes — Plural form of neotype.
- net play — play made from a position close to the net
- nonempty — (of a set, group, collection, etc.) containing at least one element.
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- nymphaea — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- nymphean — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- nymphets — a young nymph.
- opaquely — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- open day — An open day is a day on which members of the public are encouraged to visit a particular school, university, or other institution to see what it is like.
- optotype — type used on an eye chart.
- orthoepy — the study of correct pronunciation.
- overhype — to promote excessively
- overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- overtype — to replace (typed text) by typing new text in the same place
- pale dry — light in color and not sweet
- pale-dry — light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale.
- pamphrey — a cabbage
- panderly — in the manner of a pander
- panegyry — a panegyric
- paperboy — a youth or man who sells newspapers on the street or delivers them to homes; newsboy.