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9-letter words containing d, o, n, y

  • hoydenish — a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
  • hoydenism — The behaviour of a hoyden.
  • hydantoin — a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.
  • hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
  • hydrazone — any of a class of compounds containing the group >C=NNH 2 .
  • hydrogens — Plural form of hydrogen.
  • hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
  • hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
  • hydronium — (inorganic chemistry) the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.
  • hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
  • hydrozoan — any freshwater or marine coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, including free-swimming or attached types, as the hydra, in which one developmental stage, either the polyp or medusa, is absent, and colonial types, as the Portuguese man-of-war, in which both medusa and polyp stages are present in a single colony.
  • hydrozoon — (zoology) One of the Hydrozoa.
  • hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
  • hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
  • hypnodiet — a diet involving the use of hypnosis to change one's attitude to food
  • hypnoidal — characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.
  • hypnotoid — resembling or similar to hypnosis
  • hypodense — Less dense (than normal).
  • indolency — (obsolete) The lack of pain; absence of pain.
  • jocundity — the state or an instance of being jocund; gaiety.
  • john dory — any fish of the family Zeidae, especially Zeus faber, of European seas, having a vertically compressed body and long spines in the dorsal fin.
  • join duty — to report for work after a period of leave or a strike
  • jointedly — In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
  • journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
  • joyridden — Past participle of joyride.
  • joyriding — The action or practice of driving fast and dangerously in a stolen car for enjoyment.
  • lindy hop — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
  • lord lyon — the chief herald of Scotland
  • mad money — a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
  • main body — the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.
  • mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
  • mandylion — a loose garment formerly worn over armour
  • mind-body — taking into account the physiological, psychic, and spiritual connections between the state of the body and that of the mind: mind-body medicine.
  • modernity — the quality of being modern.
  • modifying — Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.
  • mondayize — to move (a statutory holiday, such as the Queen's birthday) to the nearest Monday in order to secure a long weekend
  • monkeypod — a tropical American tree, Samanea saman, of the legume family, having spreading branches and dense heads of small, pink flowers.
  • monoandry — The practice of having one husband at the same time.
  • moon-eyed — having the eyes open wide, as in fear or wonder; wide-eyed.
  • mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
  • myrmidons — Plural form of myrmidon.
  • neodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element occurring with cerium and other rare-earth metals, and having rose-colored to violet-colored salts. Symbol: Nd; atomic weight: 144.24; atomic number: 60; specific gravity: 6.9 at 20°C.
  • noddingly — by way of nodding, usually slightly
  • non-dairy — not containing any milk or cream
  • nondrying — not drying
  • nonsteady — not steady or stable; unsteady
  • obtundity — the state of having the senses numbed or less sharp
  • old money — inherited wealth, especially wealth that confers status and social acceptance.
  • open-eyed — having the eyes open.
  • ordinally — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
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