9-letter words containing y, n
- lickpenny — something that uses up large amounts of money
- liltingly — rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lily iron — a harpoon whose head may be detached.
- lily pons — Lily [lil-ee;; French lee-lee] /ˈlɪl i;; French liˈli/ (Show IPA), 1904–76, U.S. operatic soprano, born in France.
- limnology — the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
- lindy hop — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- lineality — The quality of being lineal.
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- lingayata — a Saiva cult emphasizing devotion and faith.
- lingberry — The lingonberry.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- linoleoyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from linoleic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- liveryman — an owner of or an employee in a livery stable.
- liverymen — Plural form of liveryman.
- llewellyn — Richard (Richard David Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd) 1907?–83, Welsh novelist.
- lollingly — in a lolling manner
- long play — a long-playing phonograph record.
- longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
- longingly — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- loomingly — So as to loom.
- loony bin — an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
- lord lyon — the chief herald of Scotland
- lounsbury — Thomas Raynesford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1838–1915, U.S. linguist and educator.
- low-lying — lying near sea level or the ground surface. low-lying land.
- loyalness — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
- luckpenny — a coin kept for luck
- lullingly — In a way that lulls; soothingly.
- lumpingly — clumsily and heavily
- lunar day — a division of time that is equal to the elapsed time between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the moon.
- lurkingly — So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
- lymington — a market town in S England, in SW Hampshire, on the Solent: yachting centre and holiday resort. Pop: 14 227 (2001)
- lynch law — the administration of summary punishment, especially death, upon a suspected, accused, or convicted person by a mob acting without legal process or authority.
- lynch mob — A lynch mob is an angry crowd of people who want to kill someone without a trial, because they believe that person has committed a crime.
- lynchburg — a city in central Virginia.
- lynchings — Plural form of lynching.
- lynchpins — Plural form of lynchpin.
- lyndhurst — a township in NE New Jersey.
- lynnfield — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- lynx-eyed — sharp-sighted.
- lyon bean — a vine, Mucuna niveum, of southern Asia and the Philippines, having showy clusters of white flowers and whitish hairy pods, grown widely as a forage crop.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- lyonnesse — the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.
- lypressin — Lysine vasopressin.
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- lyttelton — Humphrey. 1921–2008, British jazz trumpeter and band leader who influenced the British revival of New Orleans jazz
- m-payment — a point-of-sale payment made through a wireless device such as a mobile phone or PDA