10-letter words containing a, n, y
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- nigromancy — black magic; demonic magic
- nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
- nomography — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- non parity — parity
- non-binary — (of gender, marital and relationship status, etc) not belonging to either of two established or accepted categories
- non-greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- nonduality — Lack of duality.
- nondynamic — pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic: the dynamic president of the firm.
- nonfaculty — a position that is not part of an academic faculty
- nonfatally — In a nonfatal manner; in a manner which will not result in death.
- nonlibrary — not belonging or related to a library
- nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
- nonplaying — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- nontypical — not typical; unusual
- nonvarying — Not varying.
- norway rat — an Old World rat, Rattus norvegicus, having a grayish-brown body with whitish underparts and a long, scaly tail, now common in the U.S. in or near homes, barns, wharves, etc.
- nose candy — cocaine.
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- not nearly — nowhere near
- not to say — You can use not to say when adding a stronger or more extreme description than the one you have just used.
- notability — the state or quality of being notable; distinction; prominence.
- notch baby — a person who was born in the U.S. between 1917 and 1921 and as a retiree received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- notionally — pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- nuptiality — The frequency or incidence of marriage within a population.
- nurseryman — a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.
- nuyts land — early name of a region on the southern coast in S Australia, discovered by the Dutch in 1626–27.
- nyctalopia — night blindness.
- nyctalopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
- nyctinasty — (botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- ocean city — a town in SE New Jersey.
- oceanicity — the degree to which the climate of a place is influenced by the sea.
- oceanology — the practical application of oceanography.
- octogenary — (obsolete) Of eighty years of age.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- on day one — on the first day; from the very beginning
- on standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- on the way — en route
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- oppugnancy — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- optionally — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
- ordinately — in an ordered manner
- organicity — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organology — the branch of biology that deals with the structure and functions of the organs of living things.