9-letter words containing n, y, o
- fourpenny — Carpentry. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 cm) long. Symbol: 4d.
- frenotomy — The surgical cutting of the frenum.
- frontally — In a frontal manner.
- fungosity — the condition of being fungous.
- garryowen — (rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
- gaycation — a holiday specifically designed for the gay market
- genealogy — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- geneology — Misspelling of genealogy.
- genotypes — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- genotypic — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geobotany — phytogeography.
- glowingly — incandescent.
- glycation — (biochemistry) non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein.
- gnomology — a collection or anthology of gnomes or aphorisms.
- go beyond — exceed
- go hungry — If people go hungry, they do not have enough food to eat.
- 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
- golomynka — an oily fish found only in Lake Baikal
- gong buoy — a buoy in which one or more gongs are struck by hammers that swing freely with the motion of the buoy.
- gonyaulax — any marine dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax, sometimes occurring in great numbers and causing red tide.
- gooeyness — The state or property of being gooey.
- gossypine — relating to cotton
- 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.
- greyhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- greystone — a grey igneous rock of volcanic origin
- gropingly — In a groping manner; blindly.
- growingly — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- gun lobby — a group of people who argue for the right of members of the public to be able to own guns
- gwendolyn — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white.”.
- gynaecoid — Characteristic of a woman.
- gynobasic — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- gynocracy — gynarchy.
- gynoecium — the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.
- gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- gyp joint — any business establishment that charges excessively for poor-quality service or goods.
- 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.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.