9-letter words containing r, y
- antiquary — An antiquary is a person who studies the past, or who collects or buys and sells old and valuable objects.
- antiroyal — opposed to the monarchy
- antistory — a story which does not conform to the established conventions of storytelling
- anywheres — in, at, or to any place.
- apocrypha — the 14 books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in the Septuagint and the Vulgate but not included in the Hebrew canon. They are not printed in Protestant versions of the Bible
- apomorphy — (systematics): A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- arability — the suitability of land for growing crops
- arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
- arbor day — a tree-planting day observed individually by the states of the U.S., usually in spring
- archabbey — An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation).
- archduchy — the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- archology — the study of the origins of things
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- areostyle — (of columned buildings) having a wide intercolumniation equal to four or more diameters of one of the columns
- arhythmia — arrhythmia.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- armillary — of or relating to bracelets
- army base — a centre from which military activities are coordinated
- army brat — a daughter or son of a career U.S. Army officer or enlisted person, esp. one raised in military communities
- army list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall
- army worm — any of the larvae of certain noctuid moths, esp. of the moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta) of which the caterpillar is dark-striped green and yellow: these larvae travel in large groups, ruining crops and grass
- armyworms — Plural form of armyworm.
- arrayment — the act of arraying
- arrogancy — offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
- arrow key — (hardware) One of four keys on a keyboard marked with arrows pointing up, down, left and right. The arrow keys are used for such things as moving the cursor in a text document, for moving the input focus between the fields of a form or sometimes for scrolling a picture.
- artillery — Artillery consists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army.
- artlessly — In an artless manner.
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- aryballos — a small narrow-necked vessel or bottle shaped like a sphere, used in ancient Greece to store oil or perfume
- aryballus — aryballos.
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arylation — to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
- astrocyte — any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
- astrology — Astrology is the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon, and stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives.
- astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
- at livery — being kept in a livery stable
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- atmometry — the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.