8-letter words containing o, y
- axiology — the theory of values, moral or aesthetic
- ayacucho — a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)
- b-boying — a style of acrobatic dancing that combines intricate footwork with spinning and tumbling, usually to funk or hip-hop music.
- baby boy — a male baby
- baby oil — oil for babies' skin
- baby-gro — an all-in-one babysuit made of stretchy material
- babycino — a drink of frothy milk with a chocolate topping, designed as an alternative to coffee for young children
- babydoll — a short sleeveless nightgown or dress with a loose skirt
- babyfood — food for babies, often puréed
- babyhood — Your babyhood is the period of your life when you were a baby.
- bacronym — Alternative spelling of backronym.
- ball boy — In a tennis match, the ball boys pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball boys are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.
- ballyboe — (Ireland, historical) A townland in Ulster.
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- baloneys — Plural form of baloney.
- barology — (obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- batology — the study of members of the species Rubus
- bayonets — Plural form of bayonet.
- beachboy — a male lifeguard on a beach
- behovely — useful
- best boy — the assistant to the senior electrician or to the key grip in a film crew
- beyrouth — Beirut.
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- bill joy — William Joy
- billyboy — a type of river barge
- bioassay — a method of determining the concentration, activity, or effect of a change to substance by testing its effect on a living organism and comparing this with the activity of an agreed standard
- biocycle — the cycling of chemicals through the biosphere
- biolysis — the death and dissolution of a living organism
- biolytic — able to destroy life.
- biometry — the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
- bioscopy — examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- bistoury — a long surgical knife with a narrow blade
- blazonry — the art or process of describing heraldic arms in proper form
- bloodily — in a bloody manner
- bloomery — a place in which malleable iron is produced directly from iron ore
- blousily — in the manner of a blouse
- blow fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
- blow-dry — If you blow-dry your hair, you dry it with a hairdryer, often to give it a particular style.
- blow-fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
- boatyard — A boatyard is a place where boats are built and repaired or kept.
- bobbysox — bobbysocks
- bodanzky — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1877–1939, Austrian opera director and orchestra conductor: in the U.S. after 1915.
- bodingly — in a boding manner
- body art — physical adornments such as tattoos and piercings
- body bag — A body bag is a specially designed large plastic bag which is used to carry a dead body away, for example when someone has been killed in a battle or an accident.
- body fat — the amount of fat on a person's body
- body rub — massage.
- body-con — a style of skintight clothing that emphasizes the contours of the body