9-letter words containing e, y, r
- annoyware — (software) Shareware that reminds you frequently that you are using an unregistered copy.
- anode ray — a stream of positive ions traveling from a metallic anode to the cathode in a gas-discharge tube.
- antennary — of, relating to, or resembling an antenna.
- anywheres — in, at, or to any place.
- archabbey — An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation).
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- areostyle — (of columned buildings) having a wide intercolumniation equal to four or more diameters of one of the columns
- army base — a centre from which military activities are coordinated
- arrayment — the act of arraying
- arrow key — (hardware) One of four keys on a keyboard marked with arrows pointing up, down, left and right. The arrow keys are used for such things as moving the cursor in a text document, for moving the input focus between the fields of a form or sometimes for scrolling a picture.
- artillery — Artillery consists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army.
- artlessly — In an artless manner.
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
- astrocyte — any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
- at livery — being kept in a livery stable
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- atmometry — the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
- attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- avertedly — in an averted or offended manner
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
- azeotropy — the existence of azeotropes
- b battery — the power source for the plate and screen-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
- baboonery — uncouth or brutish behaviour
- babymaker — Somebody who gives birth to a baby.
- badassery — (slang) The behaviour or quality of a badass.
- baneberry — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea, esp A. spicata, which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries
- barebelly — a sheep with a defective growth of wool on its belly and legs.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- baroquely — in a baroque fashion
- barreleye — any of the bathypelagic fishes of the family Opisthoproctidae, especially Macropinna microstoma, having telescoping eyes.
- barrymore — a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), Lionel (1878–1954), and Drew (born 1975)
- base year — a year used as an index for some phenomenon measured in other years
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- bead-ruby — a N temperate liliaceous plant with small white bell-shaped flowers and small red berries
- bearberry — a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves
- beardsley — Aubrey (Vincent). 1872–98, English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white illustrations, esp those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock