(UK dialectal) Weak; unhealthy; beginning to decay.
apiary
apiary
noun
A place where bees and their hives are kept.
atrypa
bepray
capryl
capryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Synonym of octyl
chirpy
chirpy
adj
In a good mood; happy and energetic.
Making chirping noises.
noun
An electronic device which uses a piezoelectric transducer to make chirping noise, often designed to be hidden and function as an annoyance
Specifically, a version of the above designed to be thrown for placement. Similar to a throwie.
chypre
chypre
noun
Any of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.
corpsy
corpsy
adj
Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.
coryph
crampy
crampy
adj
Characterised by cramp.
crappy
crappy
adj
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Covered in crap (faeces/feces).
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.
creepy
creepy
adj
(informal) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.
(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
(informal) Strangely repulsive.
Moving by creeping along.
crepey
crepey
adj
(of skin) Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.
creply
crimpy
crimpy
adj
(climbing) Involving crimping
Having a crimped appearance; frizzly.
the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep
crispy
crispy
adj
Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
noun
(informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.
croppy
croppy
noun
(historical, slang, derogatory) An Irish republican rebel.
croupy
croupy
adj
Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
crumpy
crumpy
adj
(UK, dialect) brittle; crisp
crypta
crypto
crypto
adj
Secret or covert.
noun
(informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency.
(informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus.
(informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium.
(informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis.
(uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography.
A secret supporter or follower.
crypts
crypts
noun
plural of crypt
cypher
cypher
noun
Alternative spelling of cipher
cypres
cypres
noun
Obsolete form of cypress (“fabric”).
Obsolete form of cypress (“tree”).
cypria
cyprid
cyprid
noun
Any freshwater ostracod of the family Cyprididae.
cyprio
cypris
cypris
noun
cyprid
cyprus
cyprus
Proper noun
between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea. Member state of the European Union since 2004. Official name: Republic of Cyprus.
Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the
dipyre
dipyre
noun
A scapolite mineral.
drapey
drapey
adj
Tending to form drape-like folds.
dreepy
drippy
drippy
adj
(informal) Maudlin; sentimental.
(informal) Rainy.
(informal) Tiresome; annoying.
(slang) Extravagant, luxurious.
Dripping or tending to drip.
droopy
droopy
adj
Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.
droppy
dropsy
dropsy
noun
(archaic) Edema, swelling.
dryope
dryops
dupery
dupery
noun
The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
empery
empery
noun
(archaic) Absolute power or authority.
(obsolete) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
empiry
empory
ephyra
ephyra
noun
(zoology) An immature medusoid stage of a scyphozoan jellyfish once it breaks off from its segmenting polyp.
eprosy
eryops
expiry
expiry
noun
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Death.
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) End; termination; expiration.
(New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date
frumpy
frumpy
adj
(dated) Bad-tempered.
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
frypan
frypan
noun
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A frying pan.
furphy
furphy
noun
(Australia, slang) A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.
grapey
grapey
adj
Of, or pertaining to, grapes.
Resembling grapes, grape-like.
graphy
graphy
noun
A particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.
gripey
gripey
adj
Tending to gripe.
grippy
grippy
adj
(Scotland) Tight-fisted, greedy, stingy.
Afflicted with, or relating to, grippe, or influenza.
Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
grumpy
grumpy
adj
Dissatisfied and irritable.
gypper
impery
impery
noun
Archaic form of empery.
japery
japery
noun
Jesting, joking
mopery
mopery
noun
(law, US) An imaginary or trivial legal offense.
morphy
murphy
murphy
noun
An Irish or white potato.
napery
napery
noun
Household linen, especially table linen.
ophrys
osprey
osprey
noun
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
aigrette (ornamental feather)
outpry
palfry
paltry
paltry
adj
Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.
Of little monetary worth.
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
panary
panary
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the making of bread.
noun
A pantry or storehouse for bread.
panfry
panfry
verb
Alternative form of pan-fry
pantry
pantry
noun
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
Coordinate terms: larder, root cellar
panyar
panyar
verb
(historical, transitive) To seize and hold (a person) until the repayment of a debt or resolution of a dispute, common along the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
papery
papery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of paper.
papyri
papyri
noun
plural of papyrus
parchy
parecy
parfey
parify
parity
parity
noun
(agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
(computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
(games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
(mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
(mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
(medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks
(physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
(uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
Resemblance; analogy.
parlay
parlay
noun
(originally US, gambling) A bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward; an accumulator.
verb
(intransitive) Alternative spelling of parley (“to have a discussion, especially one between enemies”)
(transitive, by extension) To increase (an asset, money, etc.) by gambling or investing in a daring manner.
(transitive, by extension, generally) To convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better.
(transitive, intransitive, gambling) To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.
parley
parley
noun
A conference, especially one between enemies.
verb
(intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
parody
parody
noun
(countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
verb
To make a parody of something.
partly
partly
adv
In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
pastry
pastry
noun
(countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
(countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
(uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.
(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
(uncountable, culinary industry) Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these.
pavyer
payers
payers
noun
plural of payer
paymar
payors
payors
noun
plural of payor
pearcy
pearly
pearly
adj
Containing or yielding pearls.
Having a pure sweet tone.
Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
noun
(countable, Britain, slang, especially in plural) A tooth.
(uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
pedary
pedary
noun
(obsolete) A sandal.
peerly
peltry
peltry
noun
Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
penryn
penryn
Proper noun
a town in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth.
a census-designated place in Placer County, California, USA, named after Penrhyn in Wales, but with a deliberate change in spelling.
penury
penury
noun
(now chiefly poetic) A lack of something; a dearth.
Extreme want; poverty; destitution.
perfay
perley
pernyi
peroxy
peroxy
noun
(chemistry, in combination) The divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide
pertly
pertly
adv
In a manner that is lively or high-spirited
petary
petary
noun
A peat bog.
petrey
peyter
phrasy
phryma
phryne
phylar
picary
picory
picryl
picryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical, analogous to phenyl, derived from picric acid
piercy
pilary
pilary
adj
Alternative form of pilar (“relating to hair”)
pinery
pinery
noun
A hothouse or (tropical) area used as a plantation for the cultivation of pineapple plants (genus Ananas) and production of their homonymous fruit.
A pinewood, pinetum, forest or grove where pine trees are grown.
pioury
pipery
piracy
piracy
noun
(nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
(ornithology) Kleptoparasitism.
A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.
piraty
piraya
piraya
noun
Archaic form of piranha.
player
player
noun
(computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player.
(electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media.
(gambling) A gambler.
(gaming, video games) A gamer; a player of video games or similar.
(historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
(theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
A participant; one involved in something.
One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
One who plays any game or sport.
plyers
plyers
noun
plural of plyer
poetry
poetry
noun
(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
A poet's literary production.
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
polary
polary
adj
(obsolete) Tending towards a pole.
pomary
poorly
poorly
adj
(UK) ill, unwell, sick
adv
In a negative manner; with disapproval.
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
Meanly; without spirit.
With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
Without skill or merit.
popery
popery
noun
(usually derogatory, Christianity) The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.
portly
portly
adj
(now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
powdry
powdry
adj
Obsolete form of powdery.
poynor
prancy
prancy
adj
Of an animal, especially a horse, tending to prance.
pranky
pranky
adj
Having the character of a prank
pratey
pratty
pratty
adj
stupid, silly
prawny
prawny
adj
Resembling prawn, prawn-like.
prayed
prayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pray
prayer
prayer
noun
(countable) A request; a petition.
(countable) An act of praying.
(in the singular, mostly in negative constructions) The remotest hope or chance.
(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
One who prays.
The specific words or methods used for praying.
preday
predry
prepay
prepay
verb
To pay in advance, or beforehand
preppy
preppy
adj
(US, often derogatory) Relating to things (such as clothing) that are typical of students at prep schools.