9-letter words containing n, o, d, y
- dionysian — of, relating to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus.
- dionysius — ("the Elder") 431?–367 b.c, Greek soldier: tyrant of Syracuse 405–367.
- dissogeny — the condition in ctenophores in which an individual has two periods of sexual maturity, one in the larval and one in the adult stage.
- disyoking — Present participle of disyoke.
- ditionary — (obsolete) A subject; a tributary.
- do nicely — If someone or something is doing nicely, they are being successful.
- dobsonfly — a large, soft-bodied insect, Corydalus cornutus, having four distinctly veined membranous wings, biting mouthparts, and, in the male, huge mandibles that jut out from the head.
- dominancy — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- donnishly — In a donnish manner.
- downcycle — a downward course in the business cycle.
- downgyved — (poetic, obsolete) Hanging down like gyves or fetters.
- downplays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay.
- downy oak — Quercus pubescens
- 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.
- droningly — With a droning sound.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- duodenary — duodecimal.
- dutybound — Compelled by duty.
- 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
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- dysgnosia — any intellectual impairment.
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphonic — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dyspnoeal — Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
- dyspnoeic — Alternative spelling of dyspneic.
- dystopian — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- embodying — Present participle of embody.
- endocytic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to endocytosis.
- endolymph — The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- endophyte — A plant, especially a fungus, that lives inside another plant.
- endoscopy — (medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
- endostyle — (zoology) A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys.
- go beyond — exceed
- goadingly — So as to goad or incite.
- goldeneye — either of two diving ducks, Bucephala clangula, of Eurasia and North America, or B. islandica (Barrow's goldeneye) of North America, having bright yellow eyes.
- goldfinny — One of two or more species of European labroid fishes, Symphodus melops and Ctenolabrus rupestris.
- goldsinny — any of various small European wrasses, esp the brightly coloured Ctenolabrus rupestris
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- greyhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- gwendolyn — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white.”.
- gynaecoid — Characteristic of a woman.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- holy land — Palestine (def 1).
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- honeydews — Plural form of honeydew.
- hornyhead — species of fish