9-letter words containing a, r, o, y, s
- gasometry — the measurement of gases.
- go astray — person: deviate from correct or good way
- gossamery — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- gustatory — of or relating to taste or tasting.
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- holy wars — [Usenet, but may predate it] flame wars over religious issues. The paper by Danny Cohen that popularised the terms big-endian and little-endian was entitled "On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace". Other perennial Holy Wars have included Emacs vs. vi, my personal computer vs. everyone else's personal computer, ITS vs. Unix, Unix vs. VMS, BSD Unix vs. USG Unix, C vs. Pascal, C vs. Fortran, etc., ad nauseam. The characteristic that distinguishes holy wars from normal technical disputes is that in a holy wars most of the participants spend their time trying to pass off personal value choices and cultural attachments as objective technical evaluations. See also theology.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrosoma — hydrosome.
- hydrostat — an electrical device for detecting the presence of water, as from overflow or leakage.
- hygrostat — an instrument for measuring and controlling humidity.
- hypospray — (science fiction) A kind of jet injector.
- idiocrasy — idiosyncrasy.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
- mansionry — (obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.
- marrowsky — spoonerism
- massymore — the underground dungeon of a castle
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- mooseyard — an area of trodden snow where moose spend the winter
- motorways — Plural form of motorway.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- out-years — the fiscal year after a year covered by a budget; any year beyond the budget year for which projections of spending are made.
- over easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- over-easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- radiosity — (graphics) A method for rendering a view of a three-dimensional scene that provides realistic lighting effects, such as interobject reflections and color bleeding. Radiosity methods are computationally intense, due to the use of linear systems of equations and the spatial complexity of large scenes.
- raspatory — a surgical instrument for abrading; surgeon's rasp
- raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- rosemarys — a female given name.
- rostrally — in a rostral manner
- royalmast — the highest part of a mast
- sallyport — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- saltatory — pertaining to or adapted for saltation.
- salvatory — a place for storing something safely
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.