5-letter words containing y, n
- dynam — A foot-pound.
- dynel — a synthetic co-polymer of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride, used to create a textile similar to wool
- dynix — (library) A host-based library automation system from Dynix Automated Library Systems. First installed in 1993, it is now used in over 2000 libraries worldwide. Dynix runs on Unix using the UniVerse post relational database. The software is configurable using tables of parameters. It includes modules for cataloguing, circulation, OPAC, acquisitions, serials, reserve book room, advance bookings, homebound, BiblioBus, Pac Plus for Windows, Kids Catalog, Dynix Online Catalog, media bookings, and community information.
- dynos — Plural form of dyno.
- dyson — Sir James. born 1947, British businessman and industrial designer; inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner (1979–93)
- ebony — a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- enemy — A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
- enjoy — Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
- enlay — Archaic form of inlay.
- ensky — To place in the sky.
- entry — An act of going or coming in.
- envoy — A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
- enzym — Archaic form of enzyme.
- eying — Present participle of eye.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fanny — the buttocks.
- fawny — of a color like fawn.
- fendy — thrifty, resourceful
- fenny — marshy.
- ferny — pertaining to, consisting of, or like ferns: ferny leaves.
- finny — pertaining to or abounding in fish.
- flynn — Errol, 1909–59, U.S. actor, born in Tasmania.
- fonly — foolishly
- frayn — Michael. born 1933, British playwright, novelist, and translator; his plays include The Two of Us (1970), Noises Off (1982), Copenhagen (1998), and Democracy (2004); novels include A Landing on the Sun (1991) and Spies (2002)
- fundy — Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, having swift tidal currents.
- funky — Jazz. having an earthy, blues-based quality or character.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- fynde — Obsolete spelling of find.
- gayne — (obsolete) To gain; to avail.
- genty — neat
- geyan — somewhat
- ginny — a female given name, form of Virginia or Genevieve.
- gonys — the ridge along the tip of the lower mandible of a bird's bill at the junction of the two joined halves, especially prominent in gulls.
- goony — Slang. stupid, foolish, or awkward: a goony smile on his face.
- goyen — Jan van [yahn vahn] /yɑn vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1596–1656, Dutch painter.
- gundy — toffee made with treacle
- gungy — Having the texture or feel of gunge; gooey or gunky.
- gunky — Informal. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling gunk.
- gunny — a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.
- gunya — (Australia) alternative spelling of gunyah.
- guyon — Madame (Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Matte) 1648–1717, French writer.
- gyani — (in India) a title placed before the name of a Punjabi scholar
- gynae — gynaecological
- gynie — Diminutive of gynaecologist.
- gyno- — relating to women; female
- gyron — a subordinary having the form of a triangle, usually equal to half a quarter of the escutcheon, with its apex at the fess point.
- handy — within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- hanky — a handkerchief.
- haydn — Franz Joseph [franz joh-zuh f,, -suh f,, frants;; German frahnts yoh-zef] /frænz ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf,, frænts;; German frɑnts ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1732–1809, Austrian composer.
- hendy — Obsolete form of hende.