8-letter words containing o, d, y, n
- dynatron — an electron tube, usually a tetrode, that produces an oscillating current at certain frequencies
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- ecdysone — an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- endogeny — Growth from within.
- endymion — a handsome youth who was visited every night by the moon goddess Selene, who loved him
- enhydros — a piece of chalcedony that contains water
- foundery — Alternative form of foundry.
- goldenly — In a golden manner.
- gynecoid — of or like a woman.
- gyrodyne — A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight.
- homodyne — of or relating to reception by a device that generates a varying voltage of the same or nearly the same frequency as the incoming carrier wave and combines it with the incoming signal for detection.
- honeydew — honeydew melon.
- hydrogen — a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; atomic weight: 1.00797; atomic number: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- idoneity — appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- jocundly — In a jocund manner.
- keynoted — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- klondyke — Alt form klondike.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- long-day — requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
- lynnwood — a city in NW Washington.
- manyfold — by many times; by multiples: The state's highway expenses have increased manyfold in the past decade.
- mind you — although, having said that
- modernly — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- monandry — the practice or condition of having one husband at a time.
- monkeyed — Simple past tense and past participle of monkey.
- monopody — a measure consisting of one foot.
- mordancy — the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
- myrmidon — Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
- nodality — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- nodosity — having nodes.
- nondairy — being a substitute for milk or milk products; containing no dairy ingredients: nondairy whipped topping for the pie.
- nondiary — Not of or relating to a diary.
- nonhardy — characterized by fragility or incapable of surviving under difficult conditions
- nonwoody — herbaceous.
- normandy — a region in N France along the English Channel: invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 10th century, becoming a duchy in a.d. 911; later a province, the capital of which was Rouen; Allied invasion in World War II began here June 6, 1944.
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- nymphoid — Of or pertaining to a 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.
- one-eyed — having but one eye.
- onwardly — moving forward; advancing
- open day — An open day is a day on which members of the public are encouraged to visit a particular school, university, or other institution to see what it is like.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- pandowdy — apple pandowdy.
- pay down — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.