7-letter words containing y, a
- attaboy — an expression of approval or exhortation
- attorny — (obsolete, or, proscribed) alternative spelling of attorney.
- audibly — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- aurally — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing.
- aureity — the attributes or properties of gold
- aurigny — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- autarky — (esp of a political unit) a system or policy of economic self-sufficiency aimed at removing the need for imports
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
- autopsy — An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.
- autumny — characteristic of autumn
- avebury — a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle
- aveyron — a department of S France in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Rodez. Pop: 266 940 (2003 est). Area: 8771 sq km (3421 sq miles)
- avidity — the quality or state of being avid
- awayday — a trip taken for pleasure, relaxation, etc; day excursion
- awfully — in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner
- axially — in the direction or line of the axis
- aye aye — an expression of compliance, esp used by seamen
- aye-aye — a nocturnal lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, of Madagascar, feeding on insects and fruit, and having rodentlike incisors and long fingers: an endangered species.
- aykroyd — Dan. born 1952, Canadian film actor and screenwriter, best known for the television show Saturday Night Live (1975–80) and the films The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- aylward — Gladys. 1903–70, English missionary in China
- ayodhya — an ancient town in N India, in Uttar Pradesh state: as the birthplace of Rama it is sacred to Hindus; also a Buddhist centre
- ayuthea — a city in central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya: former national capital.
- azo dye — any of a class of artificial dyes that contain the azo group. They are usually red, brown, or yellow and are obtained from aromatic amines
- azurely — With an azure colour.
- azygous — developing or occurring singly
- azymite — someone who uses unleavened bread to celebrate the Eucharist
- azymous — unleavened
- baby at — (hardware) The redesigned AT motherboard that had the same size as the XT motherboard had (8.5" x 11") and could thus fit into an XT case. The original 12" x 13" AT motherboards are now largely forgotten. Compare ATX.
- babying — an infant or very young child.
- babyish — Babyish actions, feelings, or looks are like a baby's, or are immature.
- babylon — the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia: first settled around 3000 bc
- babysat — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
- backsey — a sirloin
- backway — A back alley.
- bad boy — male child: naughty
- bad guy — A bad guy is a person in a story or film who is considered to be evil or wicked, or who is fighting on the wrong side. You can also refer to the bad guys in a situation in real life.
- baggily — baglike; hanging loosely.
- baileys — Plural form of bailey.
- bairnly — childish, childlike, young
- balcony — A balcony is a platform on the outside of a building, above ground level, with a wall or railing around it.
- ballboy — Alternative spelling of ball boy.
- balmily — In a balmy manner.
- baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
- balsamy — Like balsam, as of balsam.
- banally — devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
- banbury — a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)
- banyans — Plural form of banyan.
- barbary — a historic name for a region of N Africa extending from W Egypt to the Atlantic and including the former Barbary States of Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco
- barclay — Alexander. c. 1475–1552, English poet. His works include The Ship of Fools (1509) and Eclogues (c. 1513–14)