8-letter words containing o, n, e, y
- synopses — a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
- syphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- telegony — a former belief that a sire can influence the characteristics of the progeny of the female parent and subsequent mates.
- tennyson — Alfred, Lord (1st Baron) 1809–92, English poet: poet laureate 1850–92.
- tenotomy — the cutting of a tendon.
- textonym — (in text messaging) one of two or more words that can be generated by pressing the same combination of numbers on the keypad of a mobile phone
- the only — being single or very few in number
- theogony — the origin of the gods.
- theonomy — the state of an individual or society that regards its own nature and norms as being in accord with the divine nature.
- threnody — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- twentymo — a book size of about 3 × 5 inches (8 × 12 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 20 leaves or 40 pages.
- twopenny — of the amount or value of twopence.
- tyrolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- tyrosine — a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
- uncloyed — not cloyed or clogged; unsatiated
- uncomely — pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
- unhomely — not homely
- unlonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- unlovely — not lovely; without beauty or charm.
- unobeyed — not obeyed
- venology — phlebology.
- venosity — the state or quality of being venous.
- weaponry — weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively.
- wonderly — (obsolete) Wonderfully, in a wonderful manner.
- wontedly — Usually, customarily, or habitually.
- woodenly — consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenogeny — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenology — (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xylenols — Plural form of xylenol.
- xylonite — a type of plastic or celluloid that resembles amber, coral, or tortoise shell and is used in jewellery, combs, or other objects
- yawnsome — dull and boring; tiresome
- yearlong — lasting for a year.
- yeomanly — of the condition or rank of a yeoman.
- yeomanry — yeomen collectively.
- yodeling — Present participle of yodel.
- yonderly — aloof; reserved
- you mean — You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said.
- youngers — Plural form of younger.
- youngest — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- younkers — Plural form of younker.
- zygotene — the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs.
- zymogens — Plural form of zymogen.