12-letter words containing a, n, y
- narcotically — In a narcotic manner.
- nasal cavity — sinus
- nasolacrymal — relating to the tear duct
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- naughty bits — genitals
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- nautical day — a period from noon of one day to noon of the next, used in reckoning time aboard ship.
- navigability — deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel.
- neoliberally — In a neoliberal manner.
- nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- new york bay — a bay of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson, W of Long Island and E of Staten Island and New Jersey.
- newfangledly — in a newfangled manner
- news analyst — commentator (def 1).
- newtownabbey — a town in Northern Ireland, in Newtownabbey district, Co Antrim on Belfast Lough: the third largest town in Northern Ireland, formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of seven villages; light industrial centre, esp for textiles. Pop: 62 056 (2001)
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- noematically — in an intellectual manner
- non-advocacy — the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.
- non-decaying — to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- non-literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nonarbitrary — decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
- noncandidacy — the state of not being a candidate, esp for political office
- nonchalantly — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- nonenzymatic — relating to a process not produced by enzymes
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonliability — Absence of legal liability.
- nonlinearity — Mathematics. the quality of a function that expresses a relationship that is not one of direct proportion.
- nonliterally — In a manner that is not literal.
- nonmandatory — Not mandatory.
- nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
- nonmigratory — Not migratory; that does not migrate.
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonrepayable — that does not need to be or cannot be repaid
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
- nontrivially — In a nontrivial manner.
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.