9-letter words containing o, y, s
- autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
- awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
- babyhouse — A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.
- backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- biliously — in a bilious or bad manner
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- bless you — You can say 'bless you' to someone who has just sneezed.
- bloomsday — an annual celebration in Dublin on 16 June of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on 16 June 1904
- bobby sox — indicating or associated with the wearing of bobbysocks; adolescent: strictly a bobbysocks crowd; the bobbysocks generation.
- bobbysock — ankle-length sock worn esp by teenage girls
- bobsy-die — fuss; confusion; pandemonium (esp in the phrases kick up bobsy-die, play bobsy-die)
- body mass — the ratio of a person's weight to their height
- body shop — a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- body-surf — to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard
- bodyshell — the external shell of a motor vehicle
- bony fish — any fish of the class Osteichthyes, including most of the extant species, having a skeleton of bone rather than cartilage
- boss-eyed — having a squint
- boy scout — The Boy Scouts is an organization for boys which teaches them discipline and practical skills.
- boyshorts — women's underpants which resemble close-fitting shorts, sitting below the waist and stretching to the tops of the legs
- brimstony — of, relating to or resembling brimstone; sulphurous
- bulbosity — the quality of being bulbous
- busy work — work assigned for the sake of looking or keeping busy.
- busy-loop — tight loop
- busy-work — work assigned for the sake of looking or keeping busy.
- by a nose — by the length of the animal's nose in horse racing, etc.
- bydgoszcz — an industrial city and port in N Poland: under Prussian rule from 1772 to 1919. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)
- byelostok — a city in E Poland.
- callosity — hardheartedness
- callously — made hard; hardened.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- cariosity — (medicine) caries.
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- carrycots — Plural form of carrycot.
- caryopses — Plural form of caryopsis.
- caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
- casco bay — bay on the SW coast of Maine, on which Portland is located
- cassowary — any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, inhabiting forests in NE Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having a horny head crest, black plumage, and brightly coloured neck and wattles: order Casuariiformes
- cecostomy — Alternative spelling of caecostomy.
- cetshwayo — ?1826–84, king of the Zulus (1873–79): defeated the British at Isandhlwana (1879) but was overwhelmed by them at Ulundi (1879); captured, he stated his case in London, and was reinstated as ruler of part of Zululand (1883)