10-letter words containing y, n
- hexagynian — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hieronymic — of or relating to St. Jerome.
- hieronymus — Eusebius [yoo-see-bee-uh s] /yuˈsi bi əs/ (Show IPA), Jerome, Saint.
- hierophany — A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
- highflying — moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes.
- highwayman — (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- hill mynah — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- hinayanist — a Buddhist of the Hinayana school.
- hobblingly — in a hobbling manner
- holidaying — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- holoenzyme — an enzyme complete in both its apoenzyme and coenzyme components.
- holy synod — the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.
- holystoned — Simple past tense and past participle of holystone.
- holystones — Plural form of holystone.
- homonymity — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone (def 1).
- homonymous — of the nature of homonyms; having the same name.
- honey bear — a kinkajou.
- honeyberry — genip (defs 2, 3).
- honeybunch — honey (def 6, 7).
- honeybunny — A term of endearment; honey, sweetheart.
- honeycombs — Plural form of honeycomb.
- honeyeater — An Australasian songbird with a long brushlike tongue for feeding on nectar.
- honeyguide — any of a family (Indicatoridae) of small, heavily built, drab-colored piciform birds of Africa, Asia, and the East Indies: they are said to lead people or animals to bees' nests in order to eat the grubs and wax discarded by the people, etc. when they take the honeycombs
- honeymonth — a couple's honeymoon or their first month of marriage
- honeymoons — Plural form of honeymoon.
- honky-tonk — a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
- honorarily — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- honourably — (British) In a honourable manner.
- hootenanny — a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.
- hormonally — In a hormonal way.
- horn poppy — a European plant, Glaucium flavum, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers, naturalized along sandy shores in eastern North America.
- horny frog — horned frog.
- horrifying — to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- hoydenhood — the condition of a rude, ill-bred or boisterous and noisy girl or woman, or a tomboy
- hu yaobang — 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.
- hudson bay — a large inland sea in N Canada. 850 miles (1370 km) long; 600 miles (965 km) wide; 400,000 sq. mi. (1,036,000 sq. km).
- human body — the physical structure and material substance of a human being, consisting of many billions of cells as well as components outside of the cells: The average adult human body is 50–65% water.
- humblingly — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- hunky-dory — about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.
- hush money — a bribe to keep someone silent about something, especially to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal.
- hy antigen — an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.
- hyacinthin — phenylacetaldehyde.
- hyacinthus — a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
- hyalinised — to become hyaline.
- hyalinized — to become hyaline.
- hyalophane — a variety of orthoclase in which some of the potassium is replaced by barium.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.