7-letter words containing c, y
- dacoity — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang
- dacryo- — tear or tears
- dacryon — the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- dactyli — an enlarged portion of the leg after the first joint in some insects, as the pollen-carrying segment in the hind leg of certain bees.
- dactyls — Plural form of dactyl.
- daycare — occupation, treatment, or supervision during the working day for people who might be at risk if left on their own, or whose usual carers need daytime relief
- daypack — a small rucksack
- daysack — a small bag carried on the back for items that will be required in the course of a day out
- decayed — having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed
- decayer — a thing or a person that brings about decay
- decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
- decoity — Alternative form of dacoity.
- decoyed — Simple past tense and past participle of decoy.
- decrypt — to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key
- diarchy — government by two states, individuals, etc
- dickeys — Plural form of dickey.
- dicycly — the state or condition of being dicyclic
- didicoy — (in Britain) one of a group of caravan-dwelling roadside people who live like Gypsies but are not true Romanies
- diptych — a hinged two-leaved tablet used in ancient times for writing on with a stylus.
- doctype — (computing) A directive that associates an SGML or XML document (such as a webpage) with a Document Type Definition, potentially affecting how it is parsed and rendered.
- douchey — (slang, derogatory) Characteristic of a douche (jerk).
- downcry — to denigrate or disparage
- droichy — having the qualities of a dwarf; dwarfish
- dry ice — CO2: used for refrigeration
- drydock — (nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
- duarchy — a government or form of government in which power is vested equally in two rulers.
- ducally — in the manner of or pertaining to a duke.
- dulcify — to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
- duncery — the characteristic behaviour or the state of being a dunce or a dullard
- dyarchy — diarchy.
- dynamic — (of a process or system) Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
- dysoxic — Having a very low oxygen concentration (i.e. between anoxic and hypoxic).
- ecdyses — Plural form of ecdysis.
- ecdysis — the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
- ecology — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- ecotype — a subspecies or race that is especially adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions.
- ecstacy — Obsolete spelling of ecstasy.
- ecstasy — rapturous delight.
- ecthyma — a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.
- ectropy — (thermodynamics) The overall increase in the organization of a system.
- ectypal — a reproduction; copy (opposed to prototype).
- edacity — the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- emacity — Desire or fondness for buying.
- encraty — the control of one's desires and actions
- encrypt — Convert (information or data) into a cipher or code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.
- encysts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encyst.
- enfancy — Obsolete form of infancy.
- enzymic — Of, pertaining to, or using enzymes; enzymatic.
- eparchy — A province of the Orthodox Church.