8-letter words containing o, n, e, y
- metonyms — Plural form of metonym.
- metonymy — a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”.
- misogyne — (rare) A misogynist.
- modernly — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- moltenly — in a molten or liquefied manner
- momently — with every moment; from moment to moment.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- moneybox — piggy bank: container for coins
- moneyman — an investor; angel; backer.
- moneymen — Plural form of moneyman.
- monkeyed — Simple past tense and past participle of monkey.
- monocyte — a large, circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests large foreign particles and cell debris.
- monogeny — the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
- monosemy — The property of having only one meaning.
- monotype — the only print made from a metal or glass plate on which a picture is painted in oil color, printing ink, or the like.
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- monterey — a city in W California, on Monterey Bay: the capital of California until 1847.
- mooneyes — Plural form of mooneye.
- mornynge — Obsolete spelling of morning.
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- mulroney — (Martin) Brian, born 1939, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1984–93.
- mylonite — Geology. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- myonemes — Plural form of myoneme.
- neckyoke — A yoke which touches or surrounds the carrier's neck, rather then just resting on the shoulders.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- neocracy — Government by the new or inexperienced.
- neohippy — A new age hippy.
- neomycin — an antibiotic produced by an actinomycete, Streptomyces fradiae, administered orally or locally, used chiefly for skin, urinary tract, and eye infections and as a surgical antiseptic.
- neophyte — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neostyle — a manifolding device similar to the cyclostyle.
- neotypes — Plural form of neotype.
- new york — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- newsboys — Plural form of newsboy.
- no entry — no way in
- nocently — in a nocent manner; harmfully
- nomogeny — a law or belief that life originated from a natural process instead of a miraculous process
- noncyber — Not cyber; noncomputer.
- nonempty — (of a set, group, collection, etc.) containing at least one element.
- nonentry — the failure of a tenant's heir to renew investiture after the tenant's death
- nonleafy — not leafy, having no leaves
- nonmoney — not involving money
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- nonstyle — a style that cannot be identified as such
- noometry — a term used by the satirical novelist Thomas Love Peacock to mean 'measurement of the mind'
- nosegays — a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
- not very — hardly, only a little
- novenary — A group of nine.