8-letter words containing n, a, y
- entreaty — An earnest or humble request.
- entryway — A way in to somewhere or something; an entrance.
- enviably — In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree.
- ependyma — (anatomy) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- errantly — In an errant manner.
- errantry — The state of roving in search of chivalrous adventure.
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- ethanoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-
- everyman — In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
- falconry — the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
- fancying — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- farnesyl — (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
- fashiony — of or relating to fashion; fashionable; trendy
- fedayeen — a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- fentanyl — a synthetic, short-acting narcotic analgesic and sedative, C 22 H 28 N 2 O, used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia, and also as an illicit drug: Medics quickly administered fentanyl to the injured soldiers. Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- ferryman — a person who owns or operates a ferry.
- fidayeen — Plural form of fidayee.
- finality — the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- flannery — Tim, full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery. born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)
- foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- funerary — of or relating to a funeral or burial: a funerary urn.
- funnyman — a comedian or humorist.
- gainsays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gainsay.
- gamyness — the quality of being gamy
- gang way — if someone calls out gang way! they are asking people to make way or clear a path
- gangways — Plural form of gangway.
- gannetry — a gannet breeding-ground
- ganymeda — Hebe.
- ganymede — Also, Ganymedes [gan-uh-mee-deez] /ˌgæn əˈmi diz/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus and taken to Olympus, where he was made the cupbearer of the gods and became immortal.
- gapingly — In a gaping way.
- garganey — a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.
- gaywings — fringed polygala.
- genially — characterized by genius.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- girlyman — (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man, a pussy.
- gray urn — a smooth, urn-shaped edible mushroom, Urnula craterium, commonly found in North America on fallen hardwood.
- grayling — any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus, related to the trouts but having a longer and higher, brilliantly colored dorsal fin.
- grayness — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- greenway — any scenic trail or route set aside for travel or recreational activities.
- guaranty — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guaynabo — a city in N Puerto Rico, SE of Bayamón.
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- guyanese — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- gwyniads — Plural form of gwyniad.
- gyandzha — city in NC Azerbaijan, in Transcaucasia: pop. 282,000
- gymkhana — a field day held for equestrians, consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship and much pageantry.