10-letter words containing i, y, e
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semidrying — not drying completely
- seminudity — partial nudity; the state of being partly nude
- semiweekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semiyearly — semiannual (def 1).
- sensuality — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- serigraphy — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- sewability — the ability to be sewn or stitched
- sheepishly — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- side money — (in a poker game) the money or chips in a side pot.
- siderocyte — an erythrocyte that contains iron in forms other than hematin.
- silentiary — someone who keeps silence in court
- silver-eye — white-eye.
- sinisterly — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- sit pretty — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- six-storey — having six floors or storeys
- sixth year — (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc
- sixty-five — a cardinal number, 60 plus 5.
- sixty-nine — a cardinal number, 60 plus 9.
- sixtypenny — noting a nail 6 inches (15 cm) long. Abbreviation: 60d.
- skylighted — having or illuminated by a skylight.
- skywritten — created by the process of skywriting
- smile away — to drive away or get rid of by a smile or smiling
- snake lily — a Californian plant, Dichelostemma volubile, of the amaryllis family, having a twining stem and an umbel of rose-red or pink flowers.
- sneakingly — acting in a furtive or underhand way.
- sneakishly — in a stealthy or underhanded manner
- sneeringly — to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
- societally — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- sociometry — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- speciality — specialty.
- speciosity — the quality or state of being specious.
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spellingly — one letter at a time
- sperrylite — a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
- sphericity — a spherical state or form.
- spiceberry — a myrtaceous tree, Eugenia rhombea, of the Caribbean and Florida, with orange or black edible fruits
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- spin-dryer — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spinsterly — relating to or resembling a spinster
- spirometry — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- splendidly — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
- squinteyed — squinting
- squirrelly — eccentric; flighty.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- stationery — writing paper.
- stealingly — in a stealthy or elusive manner; by stealing