8-letter words containing y, n, e
- keneally — Thomas (Michael). born 1935, Australian writer. His novels include the Booker prizewinner Schindler's Ark (1982); other works are The Playmaker (1987), The Great Shame (1998), and The Woman and Her Hero (2007)
- kennelly — Arthur Edwin. 1861–1939, US electrical engineer: independently of Heaviside, he predicted the existence of an ionized layer in the upper atmosphere, known as the Kennelly-Heaviside layer or E region
- kentucky — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- kerensky — ˌAlekˈsanˌdr Feodoˈrovich (ˌɑljɛkˈsɑnˌdəʀ fjɔdɔˈrɔvɪtʃ) ; äˌlyeksänˈdər fy^ōˌd^ōr^ōˈvich) 1881-1970; Russ. revolutionary leader: prime minister of Russia (July-Nov., 1917), overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution: in the U.S. after 1940
- kernelly — with or like a kernel or kernels
- key ring — a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- keynoted — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- keynoter — a person who delivers a keynote address.
- keynotes — Plural form of keynote.
- keypunch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- keystone — the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
- kilkenny — a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 796 sq. mi. (2060 sq. km).
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- klondyke — Alt form klondike.
- knackery — rendering works.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- komensky — Jan Amos [Czech yahn ah-maws] /Czech yɑn ˈɑ mɔs/ (Show IPA), Comenius, John Amos.
- kootenay — a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- kyanized — Simple past tense and past participle of kyanize.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
- lancegay — a lance used in medieval times
- lane-way — a lane
- laneways — Plural form of laneway.
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- latently — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- lay open — 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.
- laywomen — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- leadenly — In a leaden manner.
- legendry — legends collectively.
- lengthly — Misspelled form of lengthy.
- 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
- lientery — a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- lineally — (genealogy) By direct descent.
- linearly — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- llanelly — a seaport in Dyfed, in S Wales.
- lonelily — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- lumpenly — in a lumpen manner
- lunately — in a lunate or crescent form
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- lysogens — Plural form of lysogen.