8-letter words containing y, n
- wyrmling — (fantasy) A small wyrm or dragon.
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenogeny — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenology — (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xylenols — Plural form of xylenol.
- xylidine — Any one of six isomeric compounds that are derived from xylene and used in the manufacture of dyes.
- xyloidin — a type of explosive, C6H9(NO2)O5, made by treating starch with nitric acid
- xylonite — a type of plastic or celluloid that resembles amber, coral, or tortoise shell and is used in jewellery, combs, or other objects
- xylorcin — (chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.
- y-fronts — Y-fronts are men's or boys' underwear with an opening at the front.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- yakimono — (in Japan) grilled, fried, or broiled food, esp meat
- yang tao — Chinese gooseberry.
- yangquan — a city in E Shanxi province, in NE China.
- yangshao — of or designating a Neolithic culture of N China c5000–3000 b.c., characterized by dwellings with sunken floors, domestication of the pig, and a fine handmade pottery painted mainly in geometric designs of spirals and circles.
- yangzhou — a city in central Jiangsu province, in E China.
- yankeefy — to cause to acquire Yankee traits or characteristics: She was afraid that a year in a Connecticut college had Yankeefied her speech.
- yanomama — Yanomamo.
- yanomamo — a member of an indigenous people of southern Venezuela and neighboring Brazil who live in scattered villages in the rain forests and conduct warfare against one another continually.
- yardland — virgate2 .
- yarraman — horse.
- yataghan — a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.
- yawnsome — dull and boring; tiresome
- yeanling — the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.
- year end — the end of the financial year
- year-end — year's end; the end of a calendar year.
- yearling — an animal in its second year.
- yearlong — lasting for a year.
- yearneth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yearn.
- yearnful — Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.
- yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- yelpings — Plural form of yelping.
- yemenite — a native or inhabitant of Yemen.
- yeomanly — of the condition or rank of a yeoman.
- yeomanry — yeomen collectively.
- yersinia — A Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.
- yestreen — yesterday evening; last evening.
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- yin-yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
- yinchuan — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- yinglish — English characterized by a large number of Yiddish words and expressions.
- yodeling — Present participle of yodel.
- yokozuna — A grand champion sumo wrestler.
- yoldring — a yellowhammer.
- yonderly — aloof; reserved
- yongning — former name of Nanning.
- yorktown — a village in SE Virginia: surrender (October 19, 1781) of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution.
- yottaton — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many septillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
- you know — filler