8-letter words containing u, y
- dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- delaunay — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1885–1941, French painter, whose abstract use of colour characterized Orphism, an attempt to introduce more colour into austere forms of Cubism
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- deucedly — devilishly; damnably.
- devoutly — Devoutly is used to emphasize how sincerely or deeply you hope for something or believe in something.
- dewsbury — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)
- didymium — a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- dionysus — the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
- disunify — to destroy the unity of.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- divvy up — divide, share out
- dizygous — Dizygotic.
- doughboy — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- droughty — dry.
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- dry bulk — a category of cargo stowed in bulk, consisting of grain, cotton, coal, etc.
- dry suit — a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
- dry-hump — to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity
- drybrush — a technique of drawing or painting in which a brush having a small quantity of pigment or medium is applied to or dragged across a surface.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- du barry — Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
- dubinsky — David, 1892–1982, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland: president of the I.L.G.W.U. 1932–66.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dummying — Present participle of dummy.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- dung fly — any of various muscid flies of the subfamily Cordilurinae, such as the predatory yellow dung fly (Scatophaga stercoraria), that frequents cowpats to feed and lay its eggs
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dyestuff — a material yielding or used as a dye.
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- equinity — a horse-like nature
- eryngium — (botany) Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eucyclic — having the same number of leaves in each whorl
- euonymin — an extract obtained from the bark of the spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus)
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- eurybath — an aquatic organism that can live at different depths
- eurydice — a dryad married to Orpheus, who sought her in Hades after she died. She could have left Hades with him had he not broken his pact and looked back at her
- eurythmy — The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.