10-letter words containing y, n
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- blind copy — a copy of a letter or the like, the original of which bears no evidence that the copy was sent to some other person.
- blindingly — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blindstory — a windowless story
- blurringly — in a manner which causes blurring
- body count — the number of people killed
- body punch — a blow to the body of an opponent
- bon voyage — You say 'bon voyage' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck.
- bonus army — a group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington, D.C., the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneys for the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
- bonus baby — an athlete who is paid a substantial bonus to sign his or her first professional contract.
- bony bream — an Australian freshwater clupeid fish, Fluvialosa richardsonii
- boot money — unofficial bonuses in the form of illegal cash payments made by a professional sports club to its players
- boston ivy — a climbing vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) of the grape family, native to Japan and China, having shield-shaped leaves and purple berries: often grown to cover walls
- botany bay — an inlet of the Tasman Sea, on the SE coast of Australia: surrounded by the suburbs of Sydney
- bouncingly — in a bouncing manner
- bounty bag — a set of free samples, such as nappies and creams, given to mothers leaving hospital with a new baby
- box canyon — a canyon with vertical or almost vertical walls
- boxing day — Boxing Day is the 26th of December, the day after Christmas Day.
- boy wonder — a young man who is extremely good at a particular activity or who has a particular talent or skill
- brachyuran — any decapod crustacean of the group (formerly suborder) Brachyura, which includes the crabs
- bradykinin — a peptide in blood plasma that dilates blood vessels and causes contraction of smooth muscles. Formula: C50H73N15O11
- brandywine — creek in SE Pa. & N Del.: site of a battle (1777) of the Revolutionary War, in which Washington's army failed to check the British advance on Philadelphia
- brilliancy — an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.
- brontobyte — 1027 or 290 bytes
- broodingly — preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind.
- brown eyes — eyes with brown irises
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- bumblingly — in a bumbling manner
- bunchberry — a dwarf variety of dogwood native to North America, Cornus canadensis, having red berries
- bunglingly — in a bungling manner
- bunny chow — a dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry
- bunny girl — a night-club hostess whose costume includes a rabbit-like tail and ears
- bunny hill — a nursery slope
- bustlingly — in a bustling manner
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- by dint of — If you achieve a result by dint of something, you achieve it by means of that thing.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- by-numbers — done in an uninspired, simplistic, or formulaic way
- byssinosis — a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of fibre dust in textile factories
- cajolingly — In a cajoling manner.
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- canada day — (in Canada) July 1, the anniversary of the day in 1867 when Canada became the first British colony to receive dominion status: a bank holiday
- canada jay — a large common jay of North America, Perisoreus canadensis, with a grey body, and a white-and-black crestless head
- canal rays — rays of positive ions passing through openings in the cathode of a vacuum tube
- candy cane — A candy cane is a stick of red and white candy with a curve at one end.
- candy corn — a small candy shaped and colored to look like a kernel of corn.
- candy pull — a social gathering at which taffy or molasses candy is made.