9-letter words containing g, e, y
- guideways — Plural form of guideway.
- gurneyite — a supporter of Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847), an English Quaker, who, on a preaching tour of America, advocated Christian evangelical principles.
- gutlessly — In a gutless way; with cowardice.
- gwendolyn — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white.”.
- gynaeceum — (among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.
- gynaecoid — Characteristic of a woman.
- gynoecium — the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.
- gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- gypsyhead — a flanged drum on a winch, for winding in lines.
- gypsyweed — Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
- gyrectomy — excision of a cerebral gyrus.
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- gyroscope — an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.
- gyrovague — a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal
- hedgingly — So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
- heliology — the study of the sun
- hemingway — Ernest (Miller) 1899–1961, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and journalist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- highflyer — Alternative form of highflier.
- huey long — Crawford Williamson [wil-yuh m-suh n] /ˈwɪl yəm sən/ (Show IPA), 1815–78, U.S. surgeon.
- hugeously — hugely
- hydrangea — any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue.
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- hydrogens — Plural form of hydrogen.
- hyetology — the branch of meteorology dealing with precipitation.
- hygienics — hygiene (def 1).
- hygienist — an expert in hygiene.
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- hypallage — the reversal of the expected syntactic relation between two words, as in “her beauty's face” for “her face's beauty.”.
- hypergamy — the practice among Hindu women of marrying into a caste at least as high as their own.
- hyphening — Present participle of hyphen.
- hypnogeny — hypnosis or the induction of a hypnotic state
- hypogenic — formed beneath the earth's surface, as granite (opposed to epigene).
- hypogeous — underground; subterranean.
- hypophyge — apophyge (def 2).
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- illegally — forbidden by law or statute.
- illegibly — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- imre nagy — Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- in effigy — a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument.
- indigency — Indigence.
- ingenuity — the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity.
- integrity — adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- irenology — the study of peace
- iron grey — a neutral or dark grey colour