6-letter words containing e, y, l
- methyl — containing the methyl group.
- milsey — a milk strainer
- morley — Christopher Darlington, 1890–1957, U.S. writer.
- mosley — (Sir) Oswald Ernald [ur-nuh ld] /ˈɜr nəld/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, English politician and fascist leader.
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
- muleys — Plural form of muley.
- mulley — muley
- mutely — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- mycale — a promontory in W Asia Minor, in present-day W Turkey, opposite Samos: site of a Persian defeat by the Greeks in 479 b.c.
- mycele — one of many microfibres in cervical mucus through which sperm must pass to reach the uterus
- myelin — a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- myelo- — bone marrow
- myelon — (anatomy) The spinal cord.
- mygale — any spider of the genus Mygale, native to parts of North, Central and South America, commonly known as bird-eating spiders
- myrtle — a female given name.
- myself — There is no disagreement over the use of myself and other -self forms when they are used intensively (I myself cannot agree) or reflexively (He introduced himself proudly). Questions are raised, however, when the -self forms are used instead of the personal pronouns (I, me, etc.) as subjects, objects, or complements. Myself occurs only rarely as a single subject in place of I: Myself was the one who called. The recorded instances of such use are mainly poetic or literary. It is also uncommon as a simple object in place of me: Since the letter was addressed to myself, I opened it. As part of a compound subject, object, or complement, myself and to a lesser extent the other -self forms are common in informal speech and personal writing, somewhat less common in more formal speech and writing: The manager and myself completed the arrangements. Many came to welcome my husband and myself back to Washington. Myself and other -self forms are also used, alone or with other nouns or pronouns, in constructions after as, than, or but in all varieties of speech and writing: The captain has far more experience than myself in such matters. Orders have arrived for everyone but the orderlies and yourself. There is ample precedent, going as far back as Chaucer and running through the whole range of British and American literature and other serious formal writing, for all these uses. Many usage guides, however, state that to use myself in any construction in which I or me could be used instead (as My daughter and myself play the flute instead of My daughter and I, or a gift for my husband and myself instead of for my husband and me) is characteristic only of informal speech and that such use ought not to occur in writing. See also me.
- namely — that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit: an item of legislation, namely, the housing bill.
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- neatly — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- nebuly — resembling the wavy edges of a cloud, esp of a line in heraldry or architecture
- needly — (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
- nextly — most nearly or closely
- nicely — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- nobley — (obsolete) The body of nobles; the nobility.
- nudely — In a nude manner.
- nutley — a city in NE New Jersey.
- nybble — nibble
- oakley — Annie (Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee) 1860–1926, U.S. sharpshooter.
- oilery — The business or goods of a dealer in oils.
- oleoyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent carbonyl radical derived from oleic acid.
- openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- overly — excessively; too: a voyage not overly dangerous.
- owelty — equality, esp in financial transactions
- owlery — a place that owls inhabit
- oxymel — a medicinal syrupy mixture of vinegar, honey and water
- oyelet — eyelet (def 5).
- palely — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- parley — a discussion or conference.
- pearly — like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.
- pebbly — having or covered with pebbles: the pebbly beach at Nice.
- pelory — floral mutation
- peltry — fur skins; pelts collectively.
- pentyl — containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- pertly — boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
- phenyl — containing the phenyl group.
- player — Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
- playte — (data, jargon) /playt/ 16 bits, by analogy with byte. Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also dynner, crumb.
- plebby — common or vulgar
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- pleyel — Ignaz Josef [ig-nahts yoh-zef] /ˈɪg nɑts ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1757–1831, Austrian composer and piano manufacturer.