9-letter words containing h, y
- kittyhawk — a village in NE North Carolina: Wright brothers' airplane flight 1903.
- knavishly — In a knavish manner.
- koshigaya — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a Tokyo suburb.
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- kshatriya — a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.
- kuibyshev — a port in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- kyriarchy — A system of
- laberynth — Obsolete spelling of labyrinth.
- labryinth — Misspelling of labyrinth.
- labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
- lachrymal — of or relating to tears.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lalopathy — any defect of speech.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- laughably — In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- lindy hop — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithology — Geology. (loosely) petrology. the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.
- lumpishly — In a lumpish manner.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lymphitis — (archaic) lymphadenopathy.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- lynch law — the administration of summary punishment, especially death, upon a suspected, accused, or convicted person by a mob acting without legal process or authority.
- lynch mob — A lynch mob is an angry crowd of people who want to kill someone without a trial, because they believe that person has committed a crime.
- lynchburg — a city in central Virginia.
- lynchings — Plural form of lynching.
- lynchpins — Plural form of lynchpin.
- lyndhurst — a township in NE New Jersey.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- lyophilic — noting a colloid the particles of which have a strong affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyophobic — noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- maha yoga — a form of yoga incorporating elements of the other major forms
- maha yuga — a period of 12,000 years, comprising four Yugas.
- mannishly — In a mannish manner.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- march fly — any of several flies of the family Bibionidae that appear during spring and early summer.
- martyrish — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- match day — the day on which a sports match, esp a football match, takes place