11-letter words containing u, y
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gymnanthous — achlamydeous.
- gymnodinium — any marine or freshwater dinoflagellate of the genus Gymnodinium, certain species of which cause red tide.
- gymnogynous — having a naked ovary.
- gynostegium — a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.
- gynostemium — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- head injury — wound to the head
- healthfully — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- heavy crude — a type of crude oil that does not flow easily and has greater viscosity and specific density than other types of crude
- helichrysum — any of the numerous composite plants of the genus Helichrysum, having alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flower heads, including the strawflower.
- hemicyclium — a sundial in the form of a concave quarter sphere having a rodlike gnomon lying within one radius and marked on its surface with arcs that lie in the same plane as the gnomon.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- hexyl group — any of five univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 6 H 13 −.
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- home equity — the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality: the equity of Solomon. Synonyms: disinterest, equitableness, impartiality, fair-mindedness, fairness, justness, evenhandedness, objectivity; justice, probity. Antonyms: bias, discrimination, inequity, injustice, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, unfairness, unreasonableness; injustice.
- home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
- honey guide — any of several small, usually dull-colored birds of the family Indicatoridae, of Africa and southern Asia, certain species of which are noted for their habit of leading people or animals to nests of honeybees in order to feed on the honey, larvae, and wax of the nests after they have been broken open.
- honey mouse — a small agile Australian marsupial, Tarsipes spenserae, having dark-striped pale brown fur, a long prehensile tail, and a very long snout and tongue with which it feeds on honey, pollen, and insects: family Phalangeridae
- honeylocust — any of a genus (Gleditsia) of trees of the caesalpinia family, esp. a North American species (G. triacanthos) usually having strong, thorny branches, featherlike foliage, and large, twisted pods containing beanlike seeds and a sweet pulp
- honeysucker — a bird that feeds on the nectar of flowers.
- honeysuckle — any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, especially D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- house style — a set of rules concerning spellings, typography, etc, observed by editorial and printing staff in a particular publishing or printing company
- householdry — (archaic) The management and upkeep of a household.
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- huckleberry — the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
- hue and cry — Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
- hully gully — a dance that is a modification of the frug.
- humidifying — Present participle of humidify.
- humorlessly — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humourously — (UK, uncommon, nonstandard) alternative spelling of humorously.
- hurdy-gurdy — a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank.
- hurly-burly — noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar; tumult.
- hurry along — rush, go quickly
- hurtleberry — whortleberry.
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydrargyrum — mercury.
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydroxonium — (chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium.
- hydroxyurea — a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.
- hylophagous — xylophagous (def 1).
- hyperacuity — an extreme acuteness (of the senses)
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypercolour — a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature
- hyperimmune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.