8-letter words containing y, e, a
- card-key — a small plastic card with magnetic coding that is read electronically when inserted into a scanner and used in place of a key to open locks, hotel doors, etc.
- case bay — (in a roof or floor) the section between two principals.
- cat-eyed — having eyes resembling those of a cat.
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catalyze — If something catalyzes a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- category — If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- catenary — the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- catolyte — the part of the electrolyte that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell
- cattleya — any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
- causeway — A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
- cayenned — sprinkled or seasoned with cayenne
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- cemetary — Misspelling of cemetery.
- centaury — any Eurasian plant of the genus Centaurium, esp C. erythraea, having purplish-pink flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal properties: family Gentianaceae
- centiday — One one-hundredth (1/100) of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- chaffery — the act of bargaining
- chambery — a city in SE France, in the Alps: skiing centre; former capital of the duchy of Savoy. Pop: 59 188 (2006)
- chancery — In Britain, the Chancery or Chancery Division is the Lord Chancellor's court, which is a division of the High Court of Justice.
- channery — an accumulation of thin, flat, coarse fragments of sandstone, limestone, or schist with diameters up to 6 inches (15 cm): used in Scotland and Ireland for gravel.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chattery — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
- chauncey — a masculine name
- cheatery — the act of cheating or deceiving
- chechnya — ethnic region in the N Caucasus, Russia: since 1991 its status as a political subdivision of the Russian Federation has been disputed by the Chechens
- cheddary — resembling or pertaining to cheddar cheese
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- clackety — A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- claylike — a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- claymore — a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- clayware — pottery
- clearway — a stretch of road on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- coagency — a joint agency
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cockayne — a fabled land of luxury and idleness.
- cometary — a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- conveyal — the act or means of conveying
- copyable — able to be copied
- copyread — to subedit
- cottagey — of or resembling a cottage
- cranefly — A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs.
- cravenly — In a craven manner.
- crayoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crayon.
- creakily — creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
- creamery — A creamery is a place where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese.