10-letter words containing y, n
- near money — any asset easily made liquid, as government bonds or savings deposits.
- near rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- near-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- nearly new — Nearly new items are items for sale that have belonged to another person but have not been used much and are still in very good condition. A nearly new shop sells nearly new items.
- nebulosity — nebulous or nebular matter.
- nebulously — hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
- necrolatry — worship of the dead.
- necromancy — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- needle fly — a small stonefly of the genus Leuctra, whose rolled-up wings at rest give it a slender pointed appearance
- needlessly — unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negativity — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negentropy — The entropy that a living thing exports to keep its own entropy low.
- negligency — Negligence.
- negligibly — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
- negri body — any of the microscopic bodies found in the nerve cells of animals affected with rabies.
- neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- nematology — the branch of zoology dealing with nematodes.
- neocyanine — a dye used to make photographic emulsions sensitive to infrared radiation.
- neonatally — In a neonatal way.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- nephropexy — (surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neurectomy — the removal of part or all of a nerve.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- neurolysin — (neuroscience, toxicology) A neurotoxin.
- neurolysis — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
- neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- new albany — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
- new comedy — Greek comedy arising toward the end of the 4th century b.c. that employed stock characters and plots drawn from contemporary bourgeois life, the formulas of which were adopted by later Roman writers for the comic stage.
- new jersey — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7836 sq. mi. (20,295 sq. km). Capital: Trenton. Abbreviation: NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.
- new romney — a seaport town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- new year's — the year approaching or newly begun.
- new yorker — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- newark bay — a bay in NE New Jersey. 6 miles (10 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
- newby hall — a mansion near Ripon in Yorkshire: built in 1705 and altered (1770–76) by Robert Adam
- news story — a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newsweekly — a newsmagazine or newspaper published weekly.
- newsworthy — of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
- nibblingly — in a nibbling manner
- nice nelly — a prudish or affectedly modest person, who uses euphemisms