8-letter words containing y, i, n
- 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.
- jimdandy — (dated, slang) A fine or excellent person; a crackerjack.
- jimmying — a short crowbar.
- jokingly — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- jollying — Present participle of jolly.
- kamyshin — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Volgograd, on the Volga River.
- kantikoy — a ceremonial dance of some Native American tribes, often involving sacrifices
- karyotin — chromatin
- kayaking — an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
- key ring — a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- kilkenny — a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 796 sq. mi. (2060 sq. km).
- kiln-dry — to dry in a kiln.
- kindlily — in a kindly manner
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- knightly — characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous: knightly deeds.
- knottily — In a knotty way.
- kolinsky — an Asian mink, Mustela sibirica, having buff or tawny fur.
- kuan yin — a female Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion, regarded as the protector of women and children and patron of sailors
- kwan-yin — one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- kyanized — Simple past tense and past participle of kyanize.
- lanosity — lanate.
- latinity — knowledge or use of the Latin language: He bemoaned the lack of Latinity among today's scholars.
- lay into — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layering — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- leniency — the quality or state of being lenient.
- ley line — any of various imaginary lines along which certain ancient, man-made structures are thought by some to have been aligned
- liaoyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in central Liaoning province, in NE China.
- liaoyuan — a city in SE Jilin province, in NE China.
- lientery — a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- liminary — (obsolete) introductory or preparatory.
- lineally — (genealogy) By direct descent.
- linearly — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- lingayat — a member of the Lingayata cult.
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- lip-sync — the technical process by which this is done.
- livingly — in a lively, vivid manner
- lobbying — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- lonelily — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- losingly — in a losing manner
- lovingly — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luringly — in a luring or inviting manner
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- lying-in — the state of being in childbed; confinement.
- lynching — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.