7-letter words containing y, n
- jockney — the Scots dialect influenced by cockney speech patterns
- joinery — the craft or trade of a joiner.
- jointly — together; in combination or partnership; in common: My brother and I own the farm jointly.
- joselyn — a female given name.
- journey — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- joyance — joyous feeling; gladness.
- joycean — of, relating to, or characteristic of James Joyce or his work.
- jurying — Present participle of jury.
- juryman — a juror.
- jurymen — Plural form of juryman.
- jylland — Danish name of Jutland.
- kapteyn — Jacobus Cornelis [yah-koh-bys kawr-ney-lis] /yɑˈkoʊ büs kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1851–1922, Dutch astronomer.
- kathryn — a feminine name
- kayoing — Present participle of kayo.
- kearney — a city in S Nebraska, on the Platte.
- kennedy — Anthony M, born 1936, U.S. jurist, Supreme Court justice 1988–.
- keyline — an outline image of something on artwork or plans to show where it is to be placed
- keynote — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- keyring — A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
- kidneys — Anatomy. either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands.
- kinkily — In a kinky manner.
- kitteny — of or like a kitten
- knavery — action or practice characteristic of a knave.
- knobbly — Having lumps that give a misshapen appearance.
- knubbly — full of small protuberances.
- kosygin — Aleksei Nikolayevich [uh-lek-sey nik-uh-lah-yuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksyey nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /əˈlɛk seɪ ˌnɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1904–80, Russian politician: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1964–80.
- koyukon — a member of a North American Indian people living in the Yukon River valley in west-central Alaska.
- krypton — an inert, monatomic gaseous element, present in very small amounts in the atmosphere: used in high-power, tungsten-filament light bulbs. Symbol: Kr; atomic weight: 83.80; atomic number: 36.
- krytron — a type of fast electronic gas-discharge switch, used as a trigger in nuclear weapons
- kutenay — a member of a North American Indian people of British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.
- kyanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in blue or greenish bladed triclinic crystals, used as a refractory.
- kyanize — to treat (wood) against decay with a solution of mercuric chloride.
- kything — Present participle of kythe.
- ladykin — (often used as a term of endearment) a little lady.
- laneway — (Canada) A narrow roadway; a lane.
- langley — Edmund of, York, 1st Duke of.
- langtry — Lillie [lil-ee] /ˈlɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Emily Charlotte Le Breton"the Jersey Lily") 1852–1929, English actress.
- laniary — (of teeth) adapted for tearing.
- lankily — In a lanky manner; in the manner of a lanky person.
- lanyard — Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
- larceny — the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- latency — the state of being latent.
- laundry — articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
- layamon — flourished c1200, English poet and chronicler.
- laydown — a hand held by a declarer that is or can be played with all cards exposed because no action by the opponents can prevent the declarer from taking the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
- lazying — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lengthy — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- levying — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- leyland — a town in Lancashire, N England.
- leyline — Alternative spelling of ley line.