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9-letter words containing y, i

  • avoidably — In a manner so as to be avoidable.
  • away with — a command for a person to go or be removed
  • ayia napa — a coastal resort in SE Cyprus. Pop: 9500 (2004 est)
  • ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
  • azine dye — any of various dyes derived from phenazine, used chiefly for dyeing wood, leather, and textiles.
  • azoic dye — any of a group of brilliant, long-lasting azo dyes, formed on the fiber by coupling diazotized materials, used chiefly for printing on cotton.
  • babbittry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
  • baby girl — a female baby
  • baby milk — a powder made from dried cows' milk, or other ingredients, mixed with water to feed babies
  • baby wipe — a disposable moistened medicated paper towel, usually supplied in a plastic drum or packet, used for cleaning babies
  • babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
  • babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
  • bacillary — of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
  • balkingly — in a balking manner
  • bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
  • baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
  • barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
  • basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
  • basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
  • bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
  • baybars i — 1223–77, sultan of Egypt and Syria (1260–77), of the Mameluke dynasty
  • beamingly — in a beaming manner
  • beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
  • bearishly — In a bearish manner.
  • beggingly — in a begging manner
  • bendingly — in a curving direction or manner
  • benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
  • bergy bit — a small iceberg, somewhat larger than a growler.
  • berrylike — resembling a berry or berries
  • beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
  • bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
  • bevin boy — (in Britain during World War II) a young man selected by ballot to work in a coal mine instead of doing conventional military service
  • bharatiya — of or relating to India
  • bi-hourly — occurring every two hours.
  • bi-weekly — occurring every two weeks.
  • bialystok — a city in E Poland.
  • biaxially — in a biaxial way
  • białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
  • bicyclist — A bicyclist is someone who enjoys cycling.
  • biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
  • big daddy — someone or something dominantly important, powerful, wealthy, or, often, paternalistic
  • big money — Big money is an amount of money that seems very large to you, especially money which you get easily.
  • big muddy — a nickname of the Missouri River.
  • big style — to a great degree or extent
  • bigotedly — in a bigoted manner
  • biliously — in a bilious or bad manner
  • billycock — any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler
  • bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
  • bindi-eye — any of various small weedy Australian herbaceous plants of the genus Calotis, with burlike fruits: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • bindingly — in a binding manner
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