7-letter words containing h, y, l
- hyaline — Also, hyalin, H04/H0454500 hahy-uh-lin, ˈhaɪ ə lɪn. Biochemistry. a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin. a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
- hyalite — a colorless variety of opal, sometimes transparent like glass, and sometimes whitish and translucent.
- hyaloid — hyaloid membrane.
- hyloist — an adherent of hylotheism
- hymenal — Of, or pertaining to, the hymen.
- hymnals — Plural form of hymnal.
- hypural — relating to the bones of the area below the tail of fish
- itchily — In an itchy way.
- keyhole — a hole for inserting a key in a lock, especially one in the shape of a circle with a rectangle having a width smaller than the diameter of the circle projecting from the bottom.
- ladyish — Characteristic of a lady.
- lathery — consisting of, covered with, or capable of producing lather.
- lazyish — Somewhat lazy.
- lechery — unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
- lehayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lengthy — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- letchya — Alt form letcha.
- lichtly — to treat discourteously or contemptuously
- lichway — a path used to carry a coffin into a church or to burial
- lightly — with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell.
- lithely — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithify — to change (sediment) to stone or rock.
- loathly — reluctantly; unwillingly.
- lychees — Plural form of lychee.
- lychnis — any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family.
- lyefish — lutefisk.
- lymphad — an ancient rowing boat with one mast
- lympho- — indicating lymph or the lymphatic system
- lynched — Simple past tense and past participle of lynch.
- lyncher — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lynch.
- lynchet — a terrace or ridge formed in prehistoric or medieval times by ploughing a hillside
- malachy — Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3
- mauchly — John William, 1907–80, U.S. physicist and coinventor of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer 1946.
- mightly — Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.
- monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- mouthly — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the mouth or of mouths; oral.
- mushily — In a mushy manner.
- myrrhol — a volatile oil derived from myrrh
- nightly — coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.
- nylghai — nilgai.
- nylghau — nilgai.
- nymphal — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- oxyphil — a type of cell present in glands
- phlegmy — of, relating to, or characterized by phlegm.
- phonily — in a phoney manner
- phyllid — the leaf of a liverwort or moss
- phyllis — a name used in pastoral literature, as the Eclogues of Vergil, for a country girl or sweetheart.
- phyllo- — leaf
- pithily — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- rightly — in accordance with truth or fact; correctly: to see rightly; to understand rightly.