9-letter words containing y, e, a
- cyclepath — a special path for the exclusive use of cyclists
- cyclopean — of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
- cyllenian — of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cyrenaica — a region and former province (1951–63) of E Libya: largely desert; settled by the Greeks in about 630 bc; ruled successively by the Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Italians. Area: 855 370 sq km (330 258 sq miles)
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cytherean — of or relating to Cytherea.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- dalrymple — Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- damyankee — (in the southern U.S.) a person native to the northern states of the U.S., especially one who is disliked or regarded with suspicion.
- dark-eyed — (of a person) having dark eyes
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- data type — type
- day nurse — a nurse who is on duty during the daytime
- day-clean — the time after first dawn when the sun begins to shine; clear daybreak
- day-lewis — C(ecil). 1904–72, British poet, critic, and (under the pen name Nicholas Blake) author of detective stories; poet laureate (1968–72)
- day-liner — a train, boat, etc., having a regularly scheduled route during daylight hours.
- day-trade — to buy and sell a listed security or commodity on the same day, usually on margin, for a quick profit.
- daybeacon — an unlighted navigational beacon used as a daymark.
- daybreaks — Plural form of daybreak.
- daycentre — a building used for daycare or other welfare services
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- daydreamy — Inclined to daydream; scatterbrained or idealistic.
- dayflower — any of various tropical and subtropical plants of the genus Commelina, having jointed creeping stems, narrow pointed leaves, and blue or purplish flowers which wilt quickly: family Commelinaceae
- daywalker — (fantasy) One who can go out in the sunlight, distinguished from vampires etc. who cannot.
- dayworker — a person who works during the daytime
- de lancey — James, 1703–60, American jurist and politician in New York.
- deacidify — to render (a substance) less acidic
- deary me! — an exclamation of surprise or dismay
- death ray — an imaginary ray capable of killing
- debatably — in a debatable or disputable manner
- decadency — the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence.
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- decayless — having no tendency to decay
- decennary — decade (sense 2)
- decimally — by tens
- deejaying — the activity of performing as a disc jockey
- defiantly — characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude.
- definably — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- definatly — Misspelling of definitely.
- defraying — Present participle of defray.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- delayable — able to be delayed
- delta ray — a particle, esp an electron, ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
- demassify — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.