8-letter words containing u, y
- futility — the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.
- futurity — future time: Such discussion is better left to futurity.
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- get busy — hurry to do sth
- get you! — You can say get you to show that you think someone is acting as if they are more important, rich, or successful than they really are.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- glumpily — in a glumpy manner
- gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
- good guy — decent man
- gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- gray urn — a smooth, urn-shaped edible mushroom, Urnula craterium, commonly found in North America on fallen hardwood.
- grey gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of New South Wales having dull grey bark, esp Eucalyptus punctata
- grubbily — In a grubby manner.
- gruffily — in a gruffy manner
- grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- grumpity — Nonce variation of the word grump, usually used as an intensifier.
- guaranty — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guaynabo — a city in N Puerto Rico, SE of Bayamón.
- guernsey — Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands, about 24½ sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
- guideway — a structure, usually made of concrete, that is used to support and guide trains or individual vehicles that ride over it.
- guiltily — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- gullibly — easily deceived or cheated.
- gullying — Present participle of gully.
- gulosity — gluttony or greediness.
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- gurgoyle — Alternative form of gargoyle.
- gussy up — to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- guy rope — A guy rope is a rope or wire that has one end fastened to a tent or pole and the other end fixed to the ground, so that it keeps the tent or pole in position.
- guyanese — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- guyliner — (informal) Eyeliner when used on men; usually associated with the goth and emo subcultures.
- gym suit — any outfit prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastics or sports.
- gynecium — gynoecium.
- gypseous — of or relating to gypsum.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- hegumeny — the office of a hegumen
- hey rube — a fight between townspeople and the members of a circus or carnival.
- hierurgy — a holy act or rite of worship.
- honeybun — A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
- honeyful — full of honey
- houseboy — houseman (def 1).
- housefly — a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- hueytown — a town in central Alabama.
- humanely — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- humidify — to make humid.
- humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
- humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.