9-letter words containing u, y
- nonbeauty — Absence of beauty; unbeautifulness.
- nonbuying — not buying or purchasing
- noncounty — relating to a borough that does not have county status, specifically in reference to local governance in England
- noninjury — A practice or philosophy of not causing injury to others.
- noxiously — harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- numbingly — causing numbness or insensibility; stupefying: the numbing effects of grief; a story repeated with numbing regularity.
- numerally — According to number; in number; numerically.
- nummulary — relating to coinage or money
- nunny bag — a small sealskin haversack, used chiefly in Newfoundland
- nymphaeum — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- obliquely — in an oblique manner or direction.
- obliquity — the state of being oblique.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- obtundity — the state of having the senses numbed or less sharp
- obviously — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- odorously — odoriferous.
- ominously — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- onerously — In an onerous manner.
- only just — by slight margin
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- orbituary — Orbital.
- orotundly — In an orotund manner.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- out-years — the fiscal year after a year covered by a budget; any year beyond the budget year for which projections of spending are made.
- outcrafty — to be craftier than
- outcrying — Present participle of outcry.
- outdoorsy — characteristic of or suitable to the outdoors: a rugged, outdoorsy life; heavy, outdoorsy clothes.
- outflying — Present participle of outfly.
- outjockey — to outmaneuver: We outjockeyed the competition and got our bid in first.
- outlaying — an expending or spending, as of money.
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- outstayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outstay.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- over-busy — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- overfussy — too fussy
- overlusty — too lusty
- overstudy — excessive study.
- ovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- paramylum — a polysaccharide occurring as a reserve carbohydrate in the cytoplasm of Euglena
- parquetry — mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- paycheque — a payment for work done
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- perfumery — perfumes collectively.
- physiqued — having a particular physique