9-letter words containing n, o, a, r, y
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- duodenary — duodecimal.
- dynamotor — an electrical machine having a single magnetic field and two independent armature windings of which one acts as a motor and the other a generator: used to convert direct current from a battery into alternating current
- embryonal — Embryonic.
- fancywork — ornamental needlework.
- frontally — In a frontal manner.
- garryowen — (rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
- gray iron — pig iron or cast iron having much of its carbon in the form of graphite and exhibiting a gray fracture.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- gynocracy — gynarchy.
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- gyrfalcon — a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number.
- gyromancy — a method of prediction or prophecy in which a person moves round and round in a circle and the place at which they fall to the ground is said to be highly significant
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- honorably — in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright: They were all honorable men.
- honourary — Misspelling of honorary.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.
- hornyhead — species of fish
- hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- hydrazone — any of a class of compounds containing the group >C=NNH 2 .
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
- hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
- hydrozoan — any freshwater or marine coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, including free-swimming or attached types, as the hydra, in which one developmental stage, either the polyp or medusa, is absent, and colonial types, as the Portuguese man-of-war, in which both medusa and polyp stages are present in a single colony.
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- iron gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- iron-gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- latrociny — banditry
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- manometry — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
- mansionry — (obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.
- matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- monoandry — The practice of having one husband at the same time.
- monocracy — government by only one person; autocracy.
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- monolayer — molecular film.
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.