8-letter words containing n, y, s, e
- meronyms — Plural form of meronym.
- mesnalty — the estate of a mesne lord.
- metonyms — Plural form of metonym.
- misentry — an incorrect or mistaken entry
- misogyne — (rare) A misogynist.
- monosemy — The property of having only one meaning.
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- mooneyes — Plural form of mooneye.
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- myonemes — Plural form of myoneme.
- nascency — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- naysayer — a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views: Despite a general feeling that things were going well, a few naysayers tried to cast gloom.
- nebbishy — a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- neostyle — a manifolding device similar to the cyclostyle.
- neotypes — Plural form of neotype.
- newsboys — Plural form of newsboy.
- newslady — A newswoman.
- nonstyle — a style that cannot be identified as such
- nosegays — a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
- nymphets — a young nymph.
- odyssean — (italics) an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
- peasanty — having qualities ascribed to traditional country life or people; simple or unsophisticated
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrenees — mountains between France and Spain
- resinify — to convert into a resin.
- reynolds — a male given name, form of Reginald.
- saguenay — a river in SE Canada, in Quebec, flowing SE from Lake St. John to the St. Lawrence. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- saliency — salience.
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- say when — to state when an action is to be stopped or begun, as when someone is pouring a drink
- seacunny — a steersman or quartermaster in a ship manned by lascars
- secondly — in the second place; second.
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
- sensibly — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- sequency — consecutiveness
- serenely — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- sexenary — senary.
- shenyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shymkent — a city in S Kazakhstan; a major railway junction. Pop: 469 000 (2005 est)
- silently — making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- sixpenny — of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
- skinnery — a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.
- skyborne — airborne.
- slovenly — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- slovenry — slovenliness