11-letter words containing s, y, n
- astrobotany — the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets
- astrophyton — The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
- asynartetic — having or containing two different types of metre
- asynclitism — The position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.
- asyncronous — (spelling) It's spelled "asynchronous".
- at any cost — If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money.
- attorneyism — the slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys
- austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
- babyishness — The state or quality of being babyish.
- babylonians — of or relating to Babylon or Babylonia.
- babysitting — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- bárány test — a test which detects diseases of the semicircular canals of the inner ear, devised by Robert Bárány (1876–1936)
- barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- beaky-nosed — having a nose that is large, pointed, or hooked
- bendy straw — a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end
- berry spoon — a small spoon, especially of the late 18th century, having a perforated bowl.
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- besiegingly — in an urgent or important manner
- binary star — a double star system comprising two stars orbiting around their common centre of mass. A visual binary can be seen through a telescope. A spectroscopic binary can only be observed by the spectroscopic Doppler shift as each star moves towards or away from the earth
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- bioindustry — an industry that makes use of biotechnology and other advanced life science methodologies in the creation or alteration of life forms or processes
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- boy soprano — a young male singer whose voice is in the soprano range and has not yet broken, esp one who performs solo
- boysenberry — a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries
- brandy snap — Brandy snaps are very thin crisp biscuits in the shape of hollow cylinders. They are flavoured with ginger and are often filled with cream.
- brooklynese — the speech, especially the pronunciation, thought to be characteristic of a person coming from New York City, especially Brooklyn.
- brown study — a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
- bunny slope — (in skiing) a nursery slope
- bunyanesque — of immense size or stature, as ascribed to Paul Bunyan or to the other characters, exploits, etc., in the legends about him.
- buoyantness — the property of being buoyant
- busy signal — If you try to make a telephone call and get a busy signal, it means that you cannot make the call because the line is already being used by someone else.
- by means of — If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.
- by no means — on no account; in no way
- byzantinism — caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.
- byzantinist — an authority on or student of the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire.
- caddy spoon — a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.
- calycanthus — any of several shrubs of the genus Calycanthus, found in North America
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- canary seed — birdseed.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candy floss — cotton candy.
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- candy-assed — timid or cowardly; sissified.
- caravansary — in the Near and Middle East, a kind of inn with a large central court, where caravans stop for the night
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- casey jones — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.