10-letter words containing y, n
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- ostensibly — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- oven-ready — (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
- overbuying — Present participle of overbuy.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overfondly — with excessive affection
- overlaying — to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- owl monkey — douroucouli.
- oxybenzene — phenol (def 1).
- oxygen bar — an establishment where customers go to inhale oxygen-rich air through a disposable hose inserted into their nostrils, for the purpose of deriving supposed therapeutic effects.
- oxygenated — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oxygenator — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oxygenless — without oxygen
- oxymoronic — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- oxyneurine — betaine.
- ozonolysis — the reaction of ozone with hydrocarbons.
- paddymelon — any of several small Australian wallabies, especially of the genus Thylogale.
- palynology — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- panegyrize — to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize.
- pantophagy — the consumption of all types of food
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- panty raid — a prankish raid by male college students on the living quarters of female students to steal panties as trophies.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- paraguayan — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
- paralyzant — to affect with paralysis.
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- partisanly — in a partisan manner
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- party plan — of or relating to a method of selling products such as jewellery, clothes, or kitchen items: agents hold a party at which they display and sell the goods
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- peary land — a peninsula in N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean: Cape Morris Jesup is at its N end. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- penguinery — a group, colony, or enclosure of penguins
- penis envy — the repressed wish of a female to possess a penis.
- penitently — feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
- penny ante — a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent