8-letter words containing a, s, y, n
- seacunny — a steersman or quartermaster in a ship manned by lascars
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- sexenary — senary.
- shaoyang — a city in central Hunan province, in E China.
- shenyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- signally — conspicuously; notably.
- smyrnean — of or relating to Smyrna, Turkey.
- snailery — a place where snails are bred
- snakefly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- snarkily — in an irritable or snarky manner
- sneakily — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- sneaksby — an insignificant or cowardly person
- snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- splaying — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spray-on — applied by means of an aerosol spray
- spunyarn — small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together
- spyplane — a military aeroplane used to spy on an enemy
- stand by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stand-by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stannary — a tin-mining region or district.
- steinway — Henry Engelhard [eng-guh l-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd,, -ˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
- sternway — Nautical. the movement of a vessel backward, or stern foremost.
- stingray — any of the rays, especially of the family Dasyatidae, having a long, flexible tail armed near the base with a strong, serrated bony spine with which they can inflict painful wounds.
- straying — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- swannery — a place where swans are raised.
- sycamine — a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
- sylvaner — a white grape grown in the Alsace region of France and in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.
- sylvanus — Silvanus.
- symantec — (company) Software manufacturer of utility and development applications for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Products include ACT!, Norton Utilities, Norton AntiVirus, Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh, Symantec Cafe.
- synalgia — referred pain.
- synalgic — referred pain.
- synanthy — an abnormal fusion of two or more flowers
- synaphea — a continuity of rhythm throughout a poem
- synapses — a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapsid — a fossil reptile (of the subclass Synapsida) that exhibits some mammal-like characteristics of the skull
- synapsis — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synarchy — joint rule
- synastry — the comparison of two or more natal charts in order to analyze or forecast the interaction of the individuals involved.
- synaxary — synaxarion.
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncytia — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- syngraft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
- syngraph — a document signed by all parties
- synovial — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.