8-letter words containing r, o, y
- cry wolf — If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
- cryobank — a facility for storing living tissue, such as sperm, embryos, cells, etc, at a low temperature
- cryogens — Plural form of cryogen.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- cryology — the study of snow and ice.
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- cryostat — an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
- cryotron — a miniature switch working at the temperature of liquid helium and depending for its action on the production and destruction of superconducting properties in the conductor
- curatory — the office of a curator
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- day room — A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- deletory — something that deletes or erases
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- deployer — a person or thing that deploys
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- destroys — Put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dobrynin — Anatoly F(edorovich) [an-uh-toh-lee fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1919–2010, Russian diplomat.
- docherty — Pete. born 1979, English rock musician and songwriter; member of The Libertines (1997–2004) and Babyshambles (from 2005)
- dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
- doctorly — having the qualities or characteristics of a doctor
- dogberry — the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
- donatary — the recipient of a donation
- donatory — a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- doorways — Plural form of doorway.
- dooryard — a yard in front of the door of a house.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- droughty — dry.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- dry dock — A dry dock is a dock from which water can be removed so that ships or boats can be built or repaired.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dry-dock — to place (a ship) in a dry dock.
- dry-shod — having or keeping the shoes dry.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- drypoint — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- drystone — (of a stone wall) built without using mortar.
- dyeworks — a factory producing dyes
- dynatron — an electron tube, usually a tetrode, that produces an oscillating current at certain frequencies
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- eeyorish — Alternative capitalization of Eeyorish.
- elytroid — like an elytron
- embryoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo.