9-letter words containing y, e, t
- synthetic — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- syntonize — to render syntonic; tune to the same frequency.
- systemise — systematize.
- systemize — systematize.
- table bay — a NW-facing bay forming the harbor of Cape Town, in Western Cape province, SW South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. 12 miles (19 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.
- tachylyte — a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.
- tachypnea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tactilely — in a tactile manner
- take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- take-away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- talbotype — calotype.
- taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- taylorite — a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity, as the tendency to commit sins, and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions.
- tea caddy — a small box, can, or chest for holding tea leaves.
- tea money — (especially in parts of China) a bribe used to facilitate any business dealing.
- tea party — a social gathering, usually in the afternoon, at which tea and light refreshments are served.
- tea-berry — the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.
- teachably — in a teachable manner
- teacherly — characteristic of or pertaining to a teacher; pedagogic.
- tear away — designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing: a box with a tearaway seal.
- teasingly — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- teddy boy — a rebellious British youth who, in the 1950s and early 1960s, affected the dress of the reign of Edward VII.
- tediosity — tediousness
- tediously — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- teemingly — in a productive or teeming manner
- teknonymy — the practice among certain peoples of renaming a parent after a child.
- telemetry — any of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance.
- teleology — the doctrine that final causes exist.
- teleonomy — Biology. the principle that the body's structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism.
- telepathy — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telephony — the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.
- telescopy — the use of the telescope.
- telically — in a purposeful manner
- tellingly — having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow.
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- tenebrity — the state of being dark
- tensility — of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
- tent city — an area set up with tents, especially as to house homeless or displaced persons.
- tenuously — thin or slender in form, as a thread.
- termitary — termitarium.
- territory — any tract of land; region or district.
- testimony — Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
- testingly — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tetralogy — a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.
- tetrapody — a measure consisting of four feet.
- tetrarchy — any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
- tewksbury — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- textually — of or relating to a text: textual errors.
- thackeray — William Makepeace [meyk-pees] /ˈmeɪkˌpis/ (Show IPA), 1811–63, English novelist, born in India.
- the daddy — the supreme or finest example