8-letter words containing s, y, n
- stymying — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- subentry — an item shown or listed under a main entry, as in bookkeeping.
- succinyl — either of the two radicals of succinic acid
- suddenly — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
- suddenty — a sudden or unexpected occurrence, esp an attack
- sulfinyl — containing the sulfinyl group; thionyl.
- sulfonyl — sulfuryl.
- sullenly — showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- sun city — city in SC Arizona: pop. 38,000
- sunberry — wonderberry.
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- sunshiny — the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
- supinely — lying on the back, face or front upward.
- swannery — a place where swans are raised.
- swing by — Aerospace. a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body.
- sycamine — a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
- syconium — a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- syconoid — pertaining to or resembling a sycon.
- sylvaner — a white grape grown in the Alsace region of France and in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.
- sylvanus — Silvanus.
- sylviine — (of a bird) belonging to the subfamily Sylviinae
- symantec — (company) Software manufacturer of utility and development applications for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Products include ACT!, Norton Utilities, Norton AntiVirus, Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh, Symantec Cafe.
- symbiont — an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
- symphony — Music. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. an instrumental passage occurring in a vocal composition, or between vocal movements in a composition. an instrumental piece, often in several movements, forming the overture to an opera or the like.
- synalgia — referred pain.
- synalgic — referred pain.
- synanthy — an abnormal fusion of two or more flowers
- synaphea — a continuity of rhythm throughout a poem
- synapses — a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapsid — a fossil reptile (of the subclass Synapsida) that exhibits some mammal-like characteristics of the skull
- synapsis — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synarchy — joint rule
- synastry — the comparison of two or more natal charts in order to analyze or forecast the interaction of the individuals involved.
- synaxary — synaxarion.
- synching — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- synchro- — indicating synchronization
- syncline — a synclinal fold.
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncopic — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncytia — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syndesis — synapsis (def 1).
- syndetic — serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
- syndeton — a syndetic construction
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- syndrome — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- synectic — the study of creative processes, especially as applied to the solution of problems by a group of diverse individuals.
- synergic — the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.