9-letter words containing y, n
- methylene — containing the methylene group.
- metonymic — Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
- militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- millinery — women's hats and other articles made or sold by milliners.
- mincingly — (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
- mind-body — taking into account the physiological, psychic, and spiritual connections between the state of the body and that of the mind: mind-body medicine.
- mindfully — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
- minelayer — a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- minicycle — minibike.
- minifying — Present participle of minify.
- minimally — constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- minirugby — a version of rugby played with nine players per team on a pitch half the usual size
- minor key — a key or mode based on a minor scale.
- mirrnyong — (Australia, archaeology) A mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.
- miscegeny — (rare) Miscegenation.
- mischancy — unlucky; unfortunate
- mislaying — Present participle of mislay.
- misogynic — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
- missaying — Present participle of missay.
- missingly — with a sense of loss
- mistyping — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
- mitomycin — any of the antibiotics that come from Streptomyces caespitosus
- mnemosyne — the ancient Greek goddess of memory, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea and the mother by Zeus of the Muses.
- moanfully — in a moaning and mournful manner
- moaningly — With a moaning sound.
- mockingly — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- modernity — the quality of being modern.
- modifying — Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.
- moilingly — in a moiling, struggling or slogging manner
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- mondayize — to move (a statutory holiday, such as the Queen's birthday) to the nearest Monday in order to secure a long weekend
- money box — a cashbox.
- money pit — sth continually costing money
- money-bag — a bag for money.
- moneybags — a bag for money.
- moneyless — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- moneywise — In terms of money; financially speaking.
- moneywort — a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.
- monkey up — To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare hack up, kluge up.
- monkeying — Present participle of monkey.
- monkeyish — Like a monkey.
- monkeyism — the practice of copying or behaving like a monkey
- monkeypod — a tropical American tree, Samanea saman, of the legume family, having spreading branches and dense heads of small, pink flowers.
- monkeypot — the woody, operculate seed vessel of any of certain large South American trees of the genus Lecythis.
- monkeypox — A viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.
- monoandry — The practice of having one husband at the same time.
- monocracy — government by only one person; autocracy.
- monocycle — a one-wheeled vehicle.