9-letter words containing y, n
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- ayia napa — a coastal resort in SE Cyprus. Pop: 9500 (2004 est)
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- azine dye — any of various dyes derived from phenazine, used chiefly for dyeing wood, leather, and textiles.
- baboonery — uncouth or brutish behaviour
- baby bond — a sum of money invested shortly after the birth of a child, the returns of which may not be collected until the child reaches adulthood
- babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- balkingly — in a balking manner
- ballymena — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 59 516 (2003 est). Area: 634 sq km (247 sq miles)
- baneberry — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea, esp A. spicata, which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
- barnyards — Plural form of barnyard.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- bayoneted — a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
- beamingly — in a beaming manner
- beggingly — in a begging manner
- belly pan — a plate enclosing the bottom of an automotive vehicle or the like below the chassis.
- bellyband — a strap around the belly of a draught animal, holding the shafts of a vehicle
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- bendingly — in a curving direction or manner
- bendy bus — an articulated bus
- benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- bevin boy — (in Britain during World War II) a young man selected by ballot to work in a coal mine instead of doing conventional military service
- big money — Big money is an amount of money that seems very large to you, especially money which you get easily.
- bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
- bindi-eye — any of various small weedy Australian herbaceous plants of the genus Calotis, with burlike fruits: family Asteraceae (composites)
- bindingly — in a binding manner
- bioenergy — the renewable energy derived from biological sources
- bivalency — Chemistry. having a valence of two. having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
- blatantly — Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad.
- blazingly — in a blazing manner
- bleomycin — a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
- blue onyx — jasper stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.
- bobby pin — A bobby pin is a small piece of metal or plastic bent back on itself, which someone uses to hold their hair in position.
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body-line — denoting or relating to fast bowling aimed at the batsman's body
- boilingly — in a boiling manner
- bony fish — any fish of the class Osteichthyes, including most of the extant species, having a skeleton of bone rather than cartilage
- boogeyman — a frightening imaginary being, often one used as a threat in disciplining children
- boomingly — in a booming manner
- boundedly — having bounds or limits.
- bountyhed — the quality of being bounteous
- boyfriend — Someone's boyfriend is a man or boy with whom they are having a romantic or sexual relationship.
- bracingly — strengthening; invigorating: This mountain air is bracing.
- branchery — a group or system of branches