A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.
apery
apery
noun
A place where apes are kept.
The practice of aping; an apish action.
appay
appay
verb
Obsolete form of apay.
apply
apply
adj
Alternative spelling of appley
verb
(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
(obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
(obsolete) To visit.
(transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
(transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative
(transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
aptly
aptly
adv
In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
atopy
atopy
noun
(medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.
A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.
atypy
ayelp
ayelp
adv
yelping.
campy
campy
adj
Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
(rare, of people, often followed by "at" or "in") Dexterous, ready, skilful.
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
Implying 'May you have a happy ~' or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.
noun
(informal, rare) A happy event, thing, person, etc.
verb
(intransitive, informal) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
(transitive, informal) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
harpy
harpy
noun
(derogatory) A shrewish woman.
(mythology) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Harpia harpyja).
One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
heapy
heapy
adj
Having lots of heaps or piles.
hypha
hypha
noun
(mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
iapyx
japyx
layup
layup
noun
(basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
(colloquial) A relatively easy task.
(materials science) The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
(rail transport) A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
(rail transport, countable or uncountable) A track used to store train cars.
The state of being laid up.
mappy
nappy
nappy
adj
(Scotland) brittle
(US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)
(of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
(of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
(rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
noun
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
(obsolete) A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
verb
(transitive) To put a nappy on.
pacay
pacay
noun
A Peruvian leguminous tree, Inga feuilleei, cultivated for its large white edible pods.
paddy
paddy
adj
(obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
noun
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A white person.
(colloquial, England) A labourer's assistant or workmate.
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
A fit of temper; a tantrum.
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
palay
palay
noun
(Philippines) paddy
paley
pally
pally
adj
Like a pal; friendly.
noun
(US) An affectionate term of address.
(US, Australia) A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
(slang, fantasy role-playing games) A paladin.
palmy
palmy
adj
(figurative) Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving.
(obsolete) Made out of palm leaves or palm sap.
Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees.
palsy
palsy
adj
(colloquial) Chummy, friendly.
noun
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
verb
To paralyse, either completely or partially.
pamhy
pammy
pammy
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given name Pamela.
panay
panay
Proper noun
An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas
pandy
pandy
noun
(Ireland, informal) mashed potatoes
(by extension, slang) Hand.
A fulling mill.
A mutineer.
A slap on the palm of the hand with a strap.
verb
(nonstandard, rare) To distribute or publicize, especially in order to curry favor.
(transitive) To strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.
pansy
pansy
adj
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
noun
(color) A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
(derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
(derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.
verb
(slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.
panty
panty
noun
(informal, roller derby) A helmet cover.
(obsolete, in the plural) Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
(usually in the plural, or in compounds) An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
papey
pappy
pappy
adj
Like pap; soft; mushy.
noun
(colloquial, regional) father
(colloquial, regional) grandfather
papyr
pardy
parky
parky
adj
(Britain) Cold, but not excessively so.
parly
parly
noun
(politics) Diminutive of parliament
verb
Alternative form of parley
parry
parry
noun
(combat sports and martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
(fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
verb
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
party
party
adj
(heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.
(obsolete, except in compounds) Divided; in part.
Of a fence or wall: shared by two properties and serving to divide them.
noun
(law) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
(military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
(now rare in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
(obsolete) A part or division.
(politics) A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
(role-playing games, online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group.
(slang, dated) A person; an individual.
(video games) A group of characters controlled by the player.
A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
A group of persons collected or gathered together for some particular purpose.
A small group of birds or mammals.
With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.
verb
(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
(intransitive) To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
(intransitive, slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.
(online gaming, intransitive) To form a party (with).
(chiefly in the plural) A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.
A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
pathy
pathy
noun
(informal) A therapy
patly
patly
adv
In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely.
patsy
patsy
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
patty
patty
adj
Alternative form of patté
noun
(Jamaica) A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
pauky
pauly
pauly
Proper noun
A diminutive of the given name Paul.
pawky
pawky
adj
(Scotland, northern Britain) Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour.
payed
payed
verb
(nautical) simple past tense and past participle of pay (to cover with a waterproof substance)
Misspelling of paid.
Obsolete spelling of paid
payee
payee
noun
one to whom money is paid.
payen
payen
noun
(obsolete) Pagan.
payer
payer
noun
(finance) A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the fixed leg and receive the floating leg.
One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
payne
payni
payor
payor
noun
(law, healthcare, medical insurance) One who makes a payment.
peaky
peaky
adj
Characterised by peaks.
Sickly; peaked.
peary
peary
adj
Of, or pertaining to, pears.
Resembling pears, pear-like.
peasy
peasy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of peas.
peaty
peaty
adj
Containing peat.
Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
Of whisky, having a complex smoky flavour imparted by compounds released by peat fires used to dry the malted barley.
peavy
peavy
noun
A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
phaye
phyla
phyla
noun
plural of phylon
plural of phylum
phyma
phyma
noun
(medicine) A tubercle on any external part of the body.
physa
physa
noun
Any of several species of freshwater snails, included in the subfamily Physidae.
pisay
platy
platy
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
(heraldry) Of a field semy of plates.
Resembling plates.
noun
Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).
playa
playa
noun
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male).
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships).
(geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
plays
plays
noun
plural of play
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play
poway
prady
praya
praya
noun
A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.
prays
prays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pray
pyatt
pydna
pygal
pygal
adj
(anatomy) Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians.
noun
(anatomy) The posterior median or supracaudal plate of a chelonian carapace.
pylar
pylas
pyral
pyral
adj
Of or pertaining to a pyre.
pyran
pyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O.
raspy
raspy
adj
(of sound) Rough, raw, especially of vocal quality.
Irritable.
repay
repay
verb
(transitive) To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort.
(obsolete, of wood) Spongy; Having spaces in which large quantities of sap can flow.
Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.
shapy
snapy
soapy
soapy
adj
(dated) Committing or involving flattery.
Covered in soap.
Full of soap.
Resembling a soap opera.
Resembling soap.
noun
An erotic massage that involves lots of soap and body contact.
spacy
spacy
adj
(colloquial) eccentric
(colloquial) having much space
(colloquial) of, related to or connected with the extraterrestrial
(colloquial) spaced-out
spary
spary
adj
(obsolete) sparing; parsimonious
spays
spays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spay
splay
splay
adj
Flat and ungainly.
Spread out; turned outward.
noun
A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.
verb
(computing theory, transitive) To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To spay; to castrate.
To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.
To spread; spread out.
To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc.
spray
spray
noun
(Australia) A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
(computing, countable) The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
(countable) A collective body of small branches.
(countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.
(countable) A small branch of flowers or berries.
(countable) An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
(countable, obsolete) An orchard.
(figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.
(medicine, countable) A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
(metalworking, countable) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
(uncountable) Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
verb
(ergative) To project in a dispersive manner.
(intransitive, zoology) To urinate in order to mark territory.
(transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
(transitive, Australian rules football) To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
(transitive, computing, computer security) To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
(transitive, figurative) To project many small items dispersively.
(transitive, soccer) To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
tawpy
trypa
typal
typal
adj
of, relating to, or being a type; typical
typha
unpay
unpay
verb
To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment.
upaya
upbay
uplay
uplay
verb
(transitive, rare) To lay up; hoard.
upway
waspy
waspy
adj
(slang) Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.
Infested with wasps.
Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
Waspish; irascible.
yampa
yampa
noun
Alternative form of yampah
yamph
yaply
yapok
yapok
noun
The water opossum (Chironectes minimus)
yapon
yapon
noun
(now less common than "yaupon") Alternative form of yaupon
yappy
yappy
adj
Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
Very talkative; talking foolishly or at length.
yapur
yaups
yaups
noun
plural of yaup
yawps
yawps
noun
plural of yawp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yawp