10-letter words containing l, y
- minifloppy — Alternative spelling of mini-floppy.
- minivolley — a version of volleyball played with fewer players per team than the standard number of six
- minstrelsy — the art or practice of a minstrel.
- mint jelly — a jelly (or sauce) flavored with mint leaves, served esp. with lamb
- mirthfully — In a mirthful manner.
- misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- miscellany — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- missiology — the theological study of the mission of the church, especially the character and purpose of missionary work.
- mistakably — In a mistakable manner.
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- mistressly — relating to a female who is skilled or expert in a particular area
- mixability — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- mixolydian — of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G
- mixoploidy — an organism having an unequal number of chromosome sets in adjacent cells or tissues.
- mobile bay — a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- modulatory — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- molinology — The study of mills.
- mollifying — Present participle of mollify.
- mollymawks — Plural form of mollymawk.
- molybdates — Plural form of molybdate.
- molybdenum — a silver-white metallic element, used as an alloy with iron in making hard, high-speed cutting tools. Symbol: Mo; atomic weight: 95.94; atomic number: 42; specific gravity: 10.2.
- molybdosis — a form of poisoning caused by lead
- monadology — the doctrine of monads as ultimate units of being.
- monaurally — In a monaural fashion.
- monetarily — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- money belt — a belt with a concealed section for holding money.
- monkeylike — Similar to a monkey.
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- monocyclic — having one cycle.
- monolayers — Plural form of monolayer.
- monomethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single methyl group in a molecule.
- monostylar — having or comprising a sole upright or pillar
- monoxylous — constructed from one whole piece of wood
- mont-royal — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- moribundly — In a moribund way.
- morphology — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mosaically — In the manner of a mosaic.
- motorcycle — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- mouldy fig — a rigid adherent to older jazz forms
- mournfully — In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
- mourningly — In a mourning manner; grievingly.
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- movelessly — in a motionless manner
- mp3 player — a digital media player, usually portable, that plays and stores files in the MP3 format.
- muliebrity — womanly nature or qualities.
- multi-year — a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
- multicycle — a pedalled cycle with four or more wheels