(archaic, uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
verb
(transitive) To administer medicine to, especially a purgative.
(transitive) To cure or heal.
phytic
phytic
adj
Relating to phytic acid or its derivatives
picary
pichey
pichey
noun
Dated spelling of pichi (“armadillo”).
picory
picryl
picryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical, analogous to phenyl, derived from picric acid
piercy
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.
pitchy
pitchy
adj
(music) Off pitch; out of tune.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.
Very dark black; pitch-black.
plucky
plucky
adj
(informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
poachy
poachy
adj
Wet and soft; easily penetrated by the feet of cattle; said of land.
pochay
pochay
noun
(archaic, informal) A post chaise.
policy
policy
noun
(Scotland, now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
(now rare) Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
(obsolete) A set political system; civil administration.
(obsolete) A state; a polity.
(obsolete) A trick; a stratagem.
(obsolete) An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
(obsolete) Motive; object; inducement.
(obsolete) The art of governance; political science.
A contract of insurance.
A document containing or certifying this contract.
A number pool lottery
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.
Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
verb
(transitive) To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
poucey
pouchy
pouchy
adj
Resembling a pouch; baggy
pouncy
pouncy
adj
(slang) Punchy, aggressive.
prancy
prancy
adj
Of an animal, especially a horse, tending to prance.
pricey
pricey
adj
(informal) Expensive, dear.
pricky
pricky
adj
Stiff and sharp; prickly.
psyche
psyche
intj
(colloquial) Alternative form of psych
noun
(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.
Abbreviation of psychology.
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
verb
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
(transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
(transitive, informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
psycho
psycho
adj
(colloquial or derogatory) Psychotic or otherwise insane.
noun
(derogatory, slang) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
(derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.
(informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
psychs
psychs
noun
plural of psych
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of psych
punchy
punchy
adj
(dated) Short and thick; fat; paunchy.
(skiing) Of groomed snow: unable to support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting in a ski punching through the surface of the snow.
Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
pycnia
pycnia
noun
plural of pycnium
pycnic
pycnic
adj
Alternative form of pyknic
pycnid
pycnid
noun
pycnidium
pyelic
pyelic
adj
Relating to the renal pelvis
pyemic
pyemic
adj
Of or pertaining to pyemia.
pyknic
pyknic
adj
short and stout; endomorphic
noun
(anthropology) A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; a endomorph.
pythic
recopy
recopy
verb
(transitive) To copy again.
rypeck
rypeck
noun
(UK, dialect) A pole used to move a punt while fishing.
scrapy
scrapy
adj
Characteristic of a scraping sound or motion.
scypha
scyphi
scyphi
noun
plural of scyphus
skycap
skycap
noun
A porter at an airport.
spacey
spacey
adj
Alternative spelling of spacy
specky
specky
adj
(informal) Spectacular.
Marked with specks; speckled.
Resembling a speck, minuscule.
noun
(informal) One who wears spectacles; often used attributively.
spency
spicey
spicey
adj
Archaic form of spicy.
sprucy
sprucy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the spruce tree.
Spruce; dapper; elegant.
typhic
typica
upcity
wicopy
wicopy
noun
(US, Canada) Any of several trees, such as the leatherwood/moosewood (of the genus Dirca), the whitewood, or the American basswood/linden (of the genus Tilia).
yapock
yapock
noun
Alternative spelling of yapok
yclept
yclept
adj
(archaic, poetic or humorous) Called (by a certain name), named.