8-letter words containing g, y
- vagrancy — the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.
- venology — phlebology.
- vergency — an inclination or tendency; the act of verging or approaching
- vinegary — of the nature of or resembling vinegar; sour; acid: a vinegary taste.
- vinology — the scientific study of wines and winemaking
- virology — the science dealing with the study of viruses and the diseases caused by them.
- voyageur — (in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- vulgarly — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- vychegda — a river in N European Russia, flowing W to the Northern Dvina River. 702 miles (1130 km) long.
- wagonway — A crude road for wagons.
- waygoing — the act of leaving; departure; leavetaking.
- wayleggo — away here! let go!; a shepherd's call to a dog on completion of a task
- wearying — Causing tiredness; tiring.
- whiggery — the principles or practices of Whigs.
- wingedly — in a winged manner, as if furnished with wings
- wise guy — Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy.
- wooingly — In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness.
- worrying — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- wyrmling — (fantasy) A small wyrm or dragon.
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenogeny — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenology — (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
- xylology — (rare) The study of wood.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- yamagata — Prince Aritomo [ah-ree-taw-maw] /ˈɑ riˈtɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1838–1922, Japanese field marshal and statesman.
- yang tao — Chinese gooseberry.
- yangquan — a city in E Shanxi province, in NE China.
- yangshao — of or designating a Neolithic culture of N China c5000–3000 b.c., characterized by dwellings with sunken floors, domestication of the pig, and a fine handmade pottery painted mainly in geometric designs of spirals and circles.
- yangzhou — a city in central Jiangsu province, in E China.
- yardages — Plural form of yardage.
- yataghan — a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.
- yeanling — the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.
- yearling — an animal in its second year.
- yearlong — lasting for a year.
- yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- yelpings — Plural form of yelping.
- ygdrasil — the great ash tree whose roots and branches hold together the universe
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- yin-yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
- yinglish — English characterized by a large number of Yiddish words and expressions.
- ymodem-g — A non-stop "streaming" version of YMODEM designed for "error-free" connections with proper flow control; the transmitting program sends packets to the receiver as fast as it can without waiting for acknowledgements. Any errors cause the entire file transfer to abort.
- yodeling — Present participle of yodel.
- yoga mat — padded floor covering used for yoga
- yoghourt — a prepared food having the consistency of custard, made from milk curdled by the action of cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored.
- yoldring — a yellowhammer.
- yongning — former name of Nanning.
- young'un — a young one; child.
- youngers — Plural form of younger.
- youngest — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.