9-letter words containing n, y, o, r
- iron gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- iron grey — a neutral or dark grey colour
- iron-gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- isochrony — the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- ivory nut — the seed of a low, South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory.
- john dory — any fish of the family Zeidae, especially Zeus faber, of European seas, having a vertically compressed body and long spines in the dorsal fin.
- journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- journeyer — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- joyridden — Past participle of joyride.
- joyriding — The action or practice of driving fast and dangerously in a stolen car for enjoyment.
- juniority — the state or fact of being junior in age, rank, standing, etc.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- jurywomen — Plural form of jurywoman.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knobkerry — A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa.
- 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.
- lily iron — a harpoon whose head may be detached.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lord lyon — the chief herald of Scotland
- lounsbury — Thomas Raynesford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1838–1915, U.S. linguist and educator.
- 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.
- meronymic — Relating to a meronym or meronyms.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- minor key — a key or mode based on a minor scale.
- mirrnyong — (Australia, archaeology) A mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.
- modernity — the quality of being modern.
- 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.
- moneywort — a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.
- 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.
- monorhyme — a poem or stanza in which all the lines rhyme with each other.
- monotropy — polymorphism that is irreversible.
- monterrey — a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Capital: Monterrey.
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- morningly — (obsolete) every morning; daily in the morning.
- mykerinos — Mycerinus.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- myrmidons — Plural form of myrmidon.
- myrobalan — the dried plumlike fruit of certain tropical trees of the genus Phyllanthus, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink.
- myrobolan — Alternative form of myrobalan.