11-letter words containing s, y, a
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- churchyards — Plural form of churchyard.
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- classically — Someone who has been classically trained in something such as art, music, or ballet has learned the traditional skills and methods of that subject.
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- commensally — In a commensal manner.
- connascency — the simultaneous birth of two or more things
- conservancy — Conservancy is used in the names of organizations that work to preserve and protect the environment.
- consolatory — consoling or tending to console; comforting
- consonantly — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
- conspirancy — Misspelling of conspiracy.
- consultancy — A consultancy is a company that gives expert advice on a particular subject.
- conversancy — The condition of being conversant.
- conveyances — Plural form of conveyance.
- copy taster — a person who selects or approves text for publication, esp in a periodical
- copyreaders — Plural form of copyreader.
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- cosignatory — a person, country, etc, that signs a document jointly with others
- cosmic rays — Cosmic rays are rays that reach Earth from outer space and consist of atomic nuclei.
- cosmography — a representation of the world or the universe
- cotylosaurs — Plural form of cotylosaur.
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- county seat — A county seat is the same as a county town.
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- craftsmanly — Befitting a craftsman.
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- crazy horse — Native American name Ta-Sunko-Witko. ?1849–77, Sioux chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory
- crazy house — an asylum for people with psychiatric disorders
- creepypasta — (Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.
- cross-party — Cross-party activities involve two or more political parties. A cross-party group consists of members from two or more political parties.
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- cryptograms — Plural form of cryptogram.
- crystal set — an early form of radio receiver having a crystal detector to demodulate the radio signals but no amplifier, therefore requiring earphones
- crystal tea — a bog shrub, Ledum palustre, of the heath family, found from the North Temperate Zone to the Arctic Circle, having leaves that are rust-colored and hairy beneath with rolled margins, and dense clusters of white flowers.
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- crystalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystalize.
- crystallike — a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
- crystalline — A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals.
- crystallise — to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
- crystallite — any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks
- crystallize — If you crystallize an opinion or idea, or if it crystallizes, it becomes fixed and definite in someone's mind.
- crystallog. — crystallography
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid