7-letter words containing e, y
- cockney — A cockney is a person who was born in the East End of London.
- cogency — the quality or condition of being cogent; power to convince
- come by — To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
- comfrey — Comfrey is a herb that is used to make drinks and medicines.
- condyle — the rounded projection on the articulating end of a bone, such as the ball portion of a ball-and-socket joint
- connery — Sir Sean, real name Thomas Connery. born 1929, Scottish film actor, who played James Bond in such films as Goldfinger (1964). His later films include The Name of the Rose (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Finding Forrester (2000)
- conveys — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- cookery — Cookery is the activity of preparing and cooking food.
- coopery — the work, shop, or product of a cooper
- coppery — A coppery colour is reddish-brown like copper.
- coryate — Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- coryell — John Russell, 1848–1924, U.S. author of detective and adventure stories.
- coshery — (in Ireland) a chief's right to lodge at his tenants' houses with his followers
- coursey — (nautical) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
- cowdrey — (Michael) Colin, Baron. 1932–2000, English cricketer. He played for Kent and in 114 Test matches (captaining England 27 times)
- cowedly — in a cowed or frightened manner
- coyness — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- coyotes — Plural form of coyote.
- crawley — a town in S England, in NE West Sussex: designated a new town in 1956. Pop: 100 547 (2001)
- creeley — Robert, 1926–2005, U.S. poet.
- creeshy — greasy
- cringey — causing acute feelings of embarrassment or disgust
- crowley — a city in S Louisiana.
- crudely — in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
- cruelly — willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- cruelty — Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- cruisey — Alternative spelling of cruisy.
- cryogen — a substance used to produce low temperatures; a freezing mixture
- cryppie — (job, cryptography) /krip'ee/ A cryptographer. One who hacks or implements software or hardware for cryptography.
- cumfrey — Alternative form of comfrey.
- curtesy — the tenure that a widower holds over the property of his deceased wife
- curtsey — A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.
- cutlery — Cutlery consists of the knives, forks, and spoons that you eat your food with.
- cy pres — the doctrine that the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as closely as practicable when literal compliance is impossible
- cyanate — any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion –OCN or the group –OCN
- cyanide — Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
- cyanine — a blue dye used to extend the sensitivity of photographic emulsions to colours other than blue and ultraviolet
- cyanite — kyanite
- cyanize — to turn into cyanide
- cyclase — an enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the formation of a cyclic compound
- cyclery — a business dealing in bicycles and bicycle accessories
- cyclise — to cause cyclization.
- cyclize — to cause (a compound) to undergo cyclization
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- cygnets — Plural form of cygnet.
- cygnine — (zoology) Being of the genus Cygnus (swan), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.
- cymaise — a pewter wine jar having a spout, a fixed handle on the side opposite the spout, and a bail for carrying.
- cyperus — Any sedge of genus Cyperus.
- cyphers — Plural form of cypher.
- cypress — A cypress or a cypress tree is a type of conifer.