8-letter words containing y, n
- entierly — Archaic form of entirely.
- entirely — Completely (often used for emphasis).
- entirety — The whole of something.
- entreaty — An earnest or humble request.
- entryism — the policy or practice of members of a particular political group joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its principles and policies, instead of forming a new party
- entryway — A way in to somewhere or something; an entrance.
- enviably — In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree.
- envyings — Plural form of envying.
- ependyma — (anatomy) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- eponymes — Plural form of eponyme.
- eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
- epyllion — (literary) a
- equinity — a horse-like nature
- errantly — In an errant manner.
- errantry — The state of roving in search of chivalrous adventure.
- erringly — In an erring manner; with mistakes or sins.
- eryngium — (botany) Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
- eryngoes — Plural form of eryngo.
- erythron — red blood cells and their related tissues
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- eternity — Infinite or unending time.
- ethanoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-
- ethnonym — The name of an ethnic group.
- ethylene — A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series, occurring in natural gas, coal gas, and crude oil and given off by ripening fruit. It is used in chemical synthesis, especially in the manufacture of polyethylene.
- euonymin — an extract obtained from the bark of the spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus)
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- everyman — In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
- everyone — Every person.
- exigency — An urgent need or demand.
- eyeblink — An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
- eyedness — The quality of having a dominant eye - one eye that is used more than the other.
- eyeliner — A cosmetic applied as a line around the eyes to make them appear larger or more noticeable.
- eyepoint — A point of reference based on the observer's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
- eyeshine — the reflection of light from an animal's eye at night
- eyestone — A small, lenticular, calcareous body, especially an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinidae, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye.
- falconry — the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
- fancying — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- farnesyl — (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
- fashiony — of or relating to fashion; fashionable; trendy
- fedayeen — a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.
- felinely — In a feline manner; .
- felinity — belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- feminity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
- fentanyl — a synthetic, short-acting narcotic analgesic and sedative, C 22 H 28 N 2 O, used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia, and also as an illicit drug: Medics quickly administered fentanyl to the injured soldiers. Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.
- fernally — a seedless plant that is not a true fern
- ferrying — Present participle of ferry.
- ferryman — a person who owns or operates a ferry.