7-letter words containing s, y
- isohyet — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isonomy — equality of political rights.
- isopyre — an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.
- isotopy — the quality or condition of being isotopic; isotopic character.
- isotype — a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted: Every isotype of a house on that chart represents a thousand new houses.
- isozyme — any of the genetically variant forms of certain enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but that may differ in activity, composition, or physical properties.
- iyeyasu — Tokugawa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
- janskys — Plural form of jansky.
- jaspery — containing or composed of jasper.
- jerseys — Plural form of jersey.
- jessamy — jasmine
- jitneys — Plural form of jitney.
- jockeys — Plural form of jockey.
- joselyn — a female given name.
- joyless — without joy or gladness; unhappy: the joyless days of the war.
- joypads — Plural form of joypad.
- justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- kalypso — Calypso (def 1).
- kasyapa — an important disciple of the Buddha who called together a council of Arhats after the death of the Buddha to compose the Pali Canon.
- kautsky — Karl Johann [kahrl yoh-hahn] /ˈkɑrl ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1854–1938, German socialist writer and editor.
- kayseri — a city in central Turkey.
- kebayas — Plural form of kebaya.
- kerseys — Plural form of kersey.
- keyless — lacking a key or keys.
- keypads — Plural form of keypad.
- keypals — Plural form of keypal.
- keyslot — a short, curved slot cut into a shaft for a Woodruff key. Compare keyway (def 1).
- keyways — Plural form of keyway.
- kidneys — Anatomy. either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands.
- kitschy — something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
- kosygin — Aleksei Nikolayevich [uh-lek-sey nik-uh-lah-yuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksyey nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /əˈlɛk seɪ ˌnɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1904–80, Russian politician: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1964–80.
- kreisky — Bruno, 1911–90, Austrian diplomat and political leader: chancellor 1970–83.
- krypsis — the idea that Christ made secret use of his divine attributes
- kyathos — a deep bowl set on a foot, often having a high voluted or serpentine handle rising from the brim and terminating immediately above the juncture of the body and the stem: used for ladling wine into drinking cups.
- lackeys — Plural form of lackey.
- ladyish — Characteristic of a lady.
- ladyism — the behaviour, manner or style of a lady
- lamboys — a skirt-like piece of armour made from metal strips
- lawyers — Plural form of lawyer.
- layoffs — Plural form of layoff.
- layouts — Plural form of layout.
- lazyish — Somewhat lazy.
- le-puys — a city in and the capital of Haute-Loire, in central France: cathedral.
- leprosy — a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
- leyster — Judith, 1609–60, Dutch painter.
- lindsay — Howard, 1889–1968, U.S. playwright, producer, and actor.
- lindsey — Ben(jamin Barr) [bahr] /bɑr/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. jurist and authority on juvenile delinquency.
- lloyd's — Welsh Legend. Llwyd.
- loosely — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- lossily — In a lossy way.