7-letter words containing y, n, e
- budenny — Semën Mikhailovich [syi-myawn myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /syɪˈmyɔn myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1973, Russian general in 1917 revolution and World War II.
- burnley — an industrial town in NW England, in E Lancashire. Pop: 73 021 (2001)
- by name — When you mention someone or something by name, or address someone by name, you use their name.
- by-line — a line under the title of a newspaper or magazine article giving the author's name
- by-name — a secondary name; cognomen; surname.
- bygones — past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
- byliner — a person who writes articles with bylines
- byreman — a man who works in a byre
- byrnies — a coat of mail; hauberk.
- byssine — made from fine flax
- bywoner — a poor tenant farmer
- cadency — the line of descent from a younger member of a family
- cankery — having a canker or cankers
- cannery — A cannery is a factory where food is canned.
- cayenne — the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop: 57 229 (2011)
- century — A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
- chantey — a song formerly sung by sailors in rhythm with their motions while working, as while turning a capstan
- chimney — A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
- chunkey — A sport or game played by the Cherokee and other Native Americans in the Carolinas, which involved rolling stone disks across the ground and throwing spears at them in an attempt to place the spear as close to the stopped stone as possible.
- chutney — Chutney is a cold sauce made from fruit, vinegar, sugar, and spices. It is sold in jars and you eat it with meat or cheese.
- cindery — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cleanly — in a fair manner
- clooney — George. born 1961, US film actor; starred in the television series ER (1994–99) and the films The Perfect Storm (2000), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002, also directed), Syriana (2005, also directed), and The American (2010)
- cockney — A cockney is a person who was born in the East End of London.
- cogency — the quality or condition of being cogent; power to convince
- condyle — the rounded projection on the articulating end of a bone, such as the ball portion of a ball-and-socket joint
- connery — Sir Sean, real name Thomas Connery. born 1929, Scottish film actor, who played James Bond in such films as Goldfinger (1964). His later films include The Name of the Rose (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Finding Forrester (2000)
- conveys — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- coyness — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- cringey — causing acute feelings of embarrassment or disgust
- cryogen — a substance used to produce low temperatures; a freezing mixture
- cyanate — any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion –OCN or the group –OCN
- cyanide — Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
- cyanine — a blue dye used to extend the sensitivity of photographic emulsions to colours other than blue and ultraviolet
- cyanite — kyanite
- cyanize — to turn into cyanide
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- cygnets — Plural form of cygnet.
- cygnine — (zoology) Being of the genus Cygnus (swan), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.
- cyprine — a type of silicate mineral
- cystine — a sulphur-containing amino acid present in proteins: yields two molecules of cysteine on reduction. Formula: HOOCCH(NH2)CH2SSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- darnley — Lord. title of Henry Stuart (or Stewart). 1545–67, Scottish nobleman; second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father of James I of England. After murdering his wife's secretary, Rizzio (1566), he was himself assassinated (1567)
- day one — If something happens from day one of a process, it happens right from the beginning. If it happens on day one, it happens right at the beginning.
- de indy — Vincent [van-sahn] /vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1931, French composer.
- deanery — the office or residence of dean
- dearnly — in a solitary or unseen manner
- decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
- defying — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- delaney — Shelagh [shee-luh] /ˈʃi lə/ (Show IPA), 1939–2011, English playwright.
- demonly — Of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic.