9-letter words containing n, y, o
- the yukon — a territory of NW Canada, on the Beaufort Sea, between the Northwest Territories and Alaska: arctic and mountainous, reaching 5959 m (19 550 ft) at Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak; mineral resources. Capital: Whitehorse. Pop: 33 897 (2011). Area: 536 327 sq km (207 076 sq miles)
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- theophany — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- thyratron — a gas-filled, hot-cathode tube in which one or more control electrodes initiate, but do not limit and cannot interrupt, the flow of electrons.
- thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- timenoguy — a taut rope on a ship used to prevent the tangling of lines and riggings
- tinkertoy — a children's toy construction set
- tiny clos — A core part of Common Lisp Object System (CLOS) ported to Scheme and rebuilt using a MOP (Metaobject Protocol). This should be interesting to those who want to use MOPs without using a full Common Lisp or Dylan. The first release works with MIT Scheme 11.74.
- tolstoyan — Leo or Lev Nikolaevich [lev nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyef nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /lɛv ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian ˈlyɛf nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Count, 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.
- tommy gun — Thompson submachine gun.
- tonically — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- toponymic — of toponyms
- toppingly — excellently; wonderfully
- toy train — child's plaything: miniature train
- trigynous — (of a plant) having three pistils
- trionymal — having a name that consists of three separate parts
- try it on — to attempt to deceive or fool someone
- tycoonate — the office or position of a tycoon
- tycoonery — a group of tycoons
- tynemouth — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- typhoidin — a culture of dead typhoid bacilli used by cutaneous inoculation to detect the presence of a typhoid infection.
- typhonian — of or relating to Typhon
- typomania — an obsession with typology
- tyrannous — tyrannical.
- ulyanovsk — a city in the W Russian Federation, on the Volga River: birthplace of Lenin.
- unalloyed — If you describe a feeling such as happiness or relief as unalloyed, you are emphasizing that it is a strong feeling and no other feeling is involved.
- unannoyed — not annoyed, bothered, or inconvenienced
- uncloying — not cloying or satiating
- uncourtly — not courtly; rude.
- underbody — the bottom or underneath part, as of a mechanism or animal: the underbody of a tank.
- unenjoyed — not enjoyed
- unghostly — not resembling a ghost
- ungodlily — in an ungodly manner
- uniformly — identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
- union day — a legal holiday in the Republic of South Africa commemorating the founding of the country on May 31, 1910.
- unmoneyed — not having a great deal of money; poor
- unmovably — immovably
- unmovedly — in an unaffected or unmoved manner
- unorderly — arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
- unroyally — in an unroyal manner
- unsavoury — not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
- unsoberly — in an unsober manner
- unsolidly — in an unsolid manner
- unwomanly — not possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
- unworldly — not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
- upcountry — of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
- uranology — uranography.
- vainglory — excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
- ventosity — flatulence
- violently — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.