8-letter words containing y, e, i
- identify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identity — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
- ideology — the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
- idiotype — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- idoneity — appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- impurely — In an impure manner.
- in style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- inedibly — In an inedible way.
- inequity — lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias.
- inkberry — Also called gallberry. a shrub, Ilex glabra, having leathery, evergreen leaves and black berries.
- innately — existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- insanely — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- intently — firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind: an intent gaze.
- interlay — to lay between; interpose.
- intirely — Obsolete spelling of entirely.
- intirety — Archaic spelling of entirety.
- inverity — the state or quality of being untrue
- iodyrite — a mineral, AgI, that is a naturally occurring form of silver iodide, is yellowish or greenish in colour, is found in parts of Central and South America, and is hexagonal in shape
- irefully — In an ireful manner; angrily; wrathfully.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isohyets — Plural form of isohyet.
- isohypse — (meteorology) A line on a map connecting points of equal height of a given pressure level.
- isometry — equality of measure.
- isozymes — any of the genetically variant forms of certain enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but that may differ in activity, composition, or physical properties.
- ivy vine — Virginia creeper.
- jejunity — without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
- jellying — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- jemmying — Present participle of jemmy.
- joy ride — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- joyrider — A person who goes on a joyride.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- kaffiyeh — an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
- keffiyeh — an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
- keighley — a town in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire, on the River Aire: textile industry. Pop: 49 453 (2001)
- key grip — the chief stagehand on a movie set.
- key lime — a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste.
- key ring — a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- keyclick — (computing) The sound produced by a keypress.
- kibibyte — (computing) Strictly, 210 (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte.
- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kilkenny — a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 796 sq. mi. (2060 sq. km).
- kilobyte — 1024 (2 10) bytes.
- kimberly — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- kiyoodle — a worthless dog; mongrel.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- kyanized — Simple past tense and past participle of kyanize.