10-letter words containing y, n
- vaultingly — in a vaulting or arrogant manner
- vauntingly — to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
- vehemently — zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- venerology — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
- venography — x-ray examination of a vein or veins following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- venomously — (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vigilantly — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- vinylation — the process of introducing the vinyl group into a compound by reaction with acetylene.
- vinylidene — of, consisting of, or containing the group CH2:C
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- viscountcy — the rank or station of a viscount.
- von bekesy — Georg [gey-awrg;; Hungarian ge-awrg] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg;; Hungarian ˈgɛ ɔrg/ (Show IPA), 1899–1972, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel Prize in medicine 1961.
- vulnerably — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- wamblingly — in a wambling manner
- warblingly — in a warbling manner
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- wayfinding — (biology) The ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting itself and navigating.
- waymarking — A recreational activity involving the finding and logging of points of interest, usually with a GPS receiver and digital camera.
- waynesboro — a city in N Virginia.
- wearyingly — In a wearying way.
- wednesdays — on or during Wednesdays; every Wednesday.
- welsh pony — one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.
- wheezingly — With a wheezing sound.
- whirlingly — With a whirling motion.
- whitmonday — the Monday following Whitsunday.
- whitsunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- whizzingly — in a whizzing manner, with a whizzing sound or motion
- wild pansy — any uncultivated or wild form of the common pansy, Viola tricolor.
- winceyette — a plain-weave cotton fabric with slightly raised two-sided nap
- wind poppy — a Californian plant, Stylomecon heterophylla, of the poppy family, having satiny, brick-red flowers with purple centers.
- windlessly — Without any wind.
- windy city — Chicago, Ill. (used as a nickname).
- wing-weary — tired from flying or traveling.
- winstanley — Gerrard. ?1609–60, English radical; leader of the Diggers (1649–50) and author of the pamphlet The Law of Freedom in a Platform (1652)
- with young — (of animals) pregnant
- wobblingly — With a wobbling motion.
- woman-year — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of woman-days in a year of work.
- womanfully — in a manner full of womanly spirit: She struggled womanfully to complete the task.
- womanishly — In a womanish way.
- wonder boy — a young man who is unusually successful or especially popular.
- wondrously — wonderful; remarkable.
- wood nymph — (especially in legend) a nymph of the woods; dryad.
- worry line — a line on someone's face, believed to be cause by worry
- worryingly — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- woundingly — In a way that wounds.
- writhingly — in a writhing manner
- wrongfully — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- wrongously — in an unjust or unfair manner
- wry-necked — afflicted with wryneck.