8-letter words containing s, y, t
- bogosity — /boh-go's*-tee/ The degree to which something is "bogus" in the hackish sense of "bad". At CMU, bogosity is measured with a bogometer; in a seminar, when a speaker says something bogus, a listener might raise his hand and say "My bogometer just triggered". More extremely, "You just pinned my bogometer" means you just said or did something so outrageously bogus that it is off the scale, pinning the bogometer needle at the highest possible reading (one might also say "You just redlined my bogometer"). The agreed-upon unit of bogosity is the microLenat. Also, the potential field generated by a bogon flux; see quantum bogodynamics. See also bogon flux, bogon filter.
- botryose — Mineralogy. botryoidal.
- botrytis — any of a group of fungi of the genus Botrytis, several of which cause plant diseases
- buckstay — a beam held by stays to the exterior of a masonry wall, as that of a furnace or boiler, to keep the adjacent areas of the wall from being forced outward.
- butyrous — resembling butter; butyraceous
- by sight — by appearance; by recognizing but not through being acquainted
- by turns — You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.
- bystreet — an obscure or secondary street
- castaway — A castaway is a person who has managed to swim or float to a lonely island or shore after their boat has sunk.
- casualty — A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- chertsey — a town in S England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 10 323 (2001)
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- chrystal — Obsolete spelling of crystal.
- chutneys — Plural form of chutney.
- chytrids — Plural form of chytrid.
- citrussy — having or resembling the taste or colour of a citrus fruit
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- clysters — Plural form of clyster.
- copycats — Plural form of copycat.
- copyists — Plural form of copyist.
- corsetry — the making of or dealing in corsets
- costally — in a costal manner
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- costumey — resembling a costume and therefore unrealistic
- courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- courtsey — Archaic spelling of curtsey.
- crustily — In a crusty manner.
- cryostat — an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
- cryptids — Plural form of cryptid.
- crystall — Obsolete form of crystal.
- crystals — Plural form of crystal.
- custardy — resembling custard
- cutaways — Plural form of cutaway.
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cyclists — Plural form of cyclist.
- cymatics — the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cystitic — Of or pertaining to cystitis.
- cystitis — Cystitis is a bladder infection.
- cytaster — aster.
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- cytosols — Plural form of cytosol.