8-letter words containing y, n, e
- barrenly — Unfruitfully; unproductively.
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- bayesian — (of a theory) presupposing known a priori probabilities which may be subjectively assessed and which can be revised in the light of experience in accordance with Bayes' theorem. A hypothesis is thus confirmed by an experimental observation which is likely given the hypothesis and unlikely without it
- bayonets — Plural form of bayonet.
- be dying — to be eager or desperate (for something or to do something)
- benadryl — an antihistamine drug used in sleeping tablets; diphenhydramine. Formula: C17H21NO
- benchley — Robert (Charles)1889-1945; U.S. humorist
- benignly — having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.
- benzylic — relating to benzyl
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- bigeminy — a heart complaint in which beats occur in pairs
- biphenyl — a white or colourless crystalline solid used as a heat-transfer agent, as a fungicide, as an antifungal food preservative (E230) on the skins of citrus fruit, and in the manufacture of dyes, etc. Formula: C6H5C6H5
- blankety — a euphemism for any taboo word
- blantyre — a city in S Malawi: includes the former town of Limbe.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bone dry — If you say that something is bone dry, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
- bone-dry — very dry.
- boneyard — a cemetery; graveyard
- brazenly — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- brazenry — the quality of being brazen or an example of brazenness
- brindley — James. 1716–72, British canal builder, who constructed (1759–61) the Bridgewater Canal, the first in England
- brinkley — David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.
- buoyance — the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
- burgoyne — John. 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)
- busyness — the quality or condition of being busy.
- butylene — any of four alkenes, including isobutylene, having the same formula, C4H8, but differing in properties and structure
- by-liner — a writer whose work is accompanied by a by-line
- byre-man — a man who raises or tends cows.
- calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- catenary — the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- cayenned — sprinkled or seasoned with cayenne
- centaury — any Eurasian plant of the genus Centaurium, esp C. erythraea, having purplish-pink flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal properties: family Gentianaceae
- centiday — One one-hundredth (1/100) of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
- chancery — In Britain, the Chancery or Chancery Division is the Lord Chancellor's court, which is a division of the High Court of Justice.
- channery — an accumulation of thin, flat, coarse fragments of sandstone, limestone, or schist with diameters up to 6 inches (15 cm): used in Scotland and Ireland for gravel.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chauncey — a masculine name
- chechnya — ethnic region in the N Caucasus, Russia: since 1991 its status as a political subdivision of the Russian Federation has been disputed by the Chechens
- chevrony — showing or displaying chevrons
- cheyenne — a member of a Native American people of the western Plains, now living chiefly in Montana and Oklahoma
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- chutneys — Plural form of chutney.
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- clemency — If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
- clownery — clownish behavior.
- cloyment — satiety