11-letter words containing a, n, o, d, y
- odontopathy — (pathology) Any disease that affects the teeth.
- odynophagia — Severe pain in mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.
- offhandedly — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- on stand-by — in a state of readiness for action or use
- oneirodynia — restless, disturbed sleep, characterized by nightmares and sleepwalking
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- paddy wagon — Informal. patrol wagon.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- payday loan — A payday loan is a small personal cash loan at a very high interest rate, secured by the borrower's next paycheck.
- pentaploidy — the condition of being pentaploid
- pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland.
- pioneer day — a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- polling day — date of election voting
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- prison yard — a piece of enclosed ground attached to a prison, where prisoners may take exercise at certain times
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quotidianly — daily: a quotidian report.
- rally round — show solidarity
- ready money — money that is in hand or may be obtained quickly or easily; cash.
- rehydration — to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
- syndication — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synodically — by the authority of a synod
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- thohoyandou — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- unavoidably — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
- undo-plasty — cosmetic surgical procedures designed to reverse the results of a previous procedure or procedures
- unmandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- urodynamics — the study and measurement of the flow of urine in the urinary tract
- video nasty — A video nasty is an extremely violent or frightening film which people can only buy on video.
- vindicatory — tending or serving to vindicate.
- whit monday — the Monday following Whitsunday.
- working day — daytime hours occupied by work
- working-day — workaday; everyday.
- yankee bond — a bond issued by a foreign corporation or country designed for sale in the U.S.
- year-around — year-round.
- yorba linda — a city in SW California.
- young adult — a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).