8-letter words containing p, o, l, y
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- logotype — Also called logo. a single piece of type bearing two or more uncombined letters, a syllable, or a word.
- lollypop — a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick that is held in the hand while the candy is licked.
- 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.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic
- monopoly — exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
- mopingly — in a moping or dejected manner
- myophily — pollination of plants by flies
- olympiad — a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b.c.
- olympian — pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
- opaquely — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- optology — the science of testing eyes for lenses
- 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.
- palilogy — the technique of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
- palimony — a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
- paralogy — false reasoning
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- pedology — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelology — the study of the therapeutic uses of mud
- penology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- petalody — a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
- phyllode — an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade.
- phyllody — the abnormal transformation of a floral structure into a foliage leaf.
- phylloid — leaflike.
- phyllome — a leaf of a plant.
- physiol. — physiological
- platypod — Also, platypodous [pluh-tip-uh-duh s] /pləˈtɪp ə dəs/ (Show IPA). having a broad foot, as certain gastropod mollusks.
- play box — a box for a child's toys and personal things
- play for — sport: represent, be on the side of
- play god — make life-and-death decisions
- play off — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play-doh — Play-Doh is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- play-off — (in competitive sports) the playing of an extra game, rounds, innings, etc., in order to settle a tie.
- playbook — (in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.
- playdown — a play-off.
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- playroom — a room set aside for children's play or adult recreation.
- plow-boy — a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
- plymouth — an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.
- podology — the study of the feet
- polarity — Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- politely — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- pollywog — a tadpole.
- poly bag — a polythene bag, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles