8-letter words containing y, i, n
- lyonnais — a former province in E France.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- marrying — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- may wine — a punch consisting typically of Alsatian, Moselle, or Rhine wine, flavored with woodruff.
- maya lin — Maya Ying [mah-yuh ying] /ˈmɑ yə ˈyɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1959, U.S. architect and sculptor.
- mcintyre — James Francis Aloysius, 1886–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal from 1953; archbishop of Los Angeles 1948–70.
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- mckinney — a city in NE Texas.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- menially — lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
- merrilyn — a female given name.
- millrynd — Alternative form of millrind.
- minacity — menacing; threatening.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- mind you — although, having said that
- mindedly — (in combination) In the specified minded manner.
- ministry — the service, functions, or profession of a minister of religion.
- minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- minutely — occurring every minute.
- minyanim — Plural form of minyan.
- misandry — hatred of males.
- misentry — an incorrect or mistaken entry
- misogyne — (rare) A misogynist.
- misogyny — hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women.
- monitory — serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.
- mopingly — in a moping or dejected manner
- moronity — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- movingly — capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- musingly — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- myatonia — deficient muscle tone.
- myingyan — a city in central Burma.
- mylonite — Geology. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- myotonia — tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
- myotonic — Of or pertaining to myotonia.
- myrmidon — Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
- mytilene — Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2165 sq. km).
- nannygai — a small red saltwater fish, Trachichthodes affinis, of Australian waters.
- nannying — Present participle of nanny.
- nannyish — Like a nanny; tending to coddle.
- nasality — of or relating to the nose: the nasal cavity.
- natality — birthrate.
- natively — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.