10-letter words containing y, s
- epicalyces — Plural form of epicalyx.
- epicalyxes — Plural form of epicalyx.
- epididymis — A highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens.
- epiphyseal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis.
- epiphysial — Alternative form of epiphyseal.
- epiphytism — the condition of being an epiphyte
- episcopacy — Government of a church by bishops.
- episiotomy — A surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues.
- episomally — In an episomal manner.
- epistolary — Relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
- erymanthus — Mountmountain in the NW Peloponnesus, Greece: 7,297 ft (2,224 m): in Greek mythology, haunt of a savage boar captured by Hercules
- erysipelas — An acute, sometimes recurrent disease caused by a bacterial infection. It is characterized by large, raised red patches on the skin, especially that of the face and legs, with fever and severe general illness.
- escalatory — tending to escalate
- escape key — a key on a computer keyboard used to leave a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- escapology — The study or art of escaping from a constriction, e.g. rope, handcuffs, etc.
- escatology — Alternative spelling of eschatology.
- especially — Used to single out one person, thing, or situation over all others.
- essay test — a test that requires answers in essay form
- essayistic — resembling or relating to an essay
- esuriently — In an esurient manner.
- eucalyptus — A fast-growing evergreen Australasian tree that has been widely introduced elsewhere . It is valued for its timber, oil, gum, and resin, and as an ornamental tree.
- eukaryotes — Plural form of eukaryote.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- eurystheus — a grandson of Perseus, who, through the favour of Hera, inherited the kingship of Mycenae, which Zeus had intended for Hercules
- eurythmics — A rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements.
- every last — You use every last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something.
- excusatory — Serving to make an excuse.
- exiguously — In an exiguous way.
- exocytosis — A process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane.
- exoenzymes — Plural form of exoenzyme.
- expansibly — in an expansible manner
- expository — Intended to explain or describe something.
- expressway — A highway designed for fast traffic, with controlled entrance and exit, a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions, and typically two or more lanes in each direction.
- eye shadow — make-up for the eyelids
- eye socket — Your eye sockets are the two hollow parts on either side of your face, where your eyeballs are.
- eye splice — an eye formed in a rope by splicing the end into its standing part
- eye strain — If you suffer from eye strain, you feel pain around your eyes or at the back of your eyes, because you are very tired or should be wearing glasses.
- eyeglasses — (US) Spectacles, glasses.
- eyepatches — Plural form of eyepatch.
- eyes front — a command to troops to look ahead
- eyes right — a command to troops to look right, esp as a salute when marching
- eyeservant — A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when watched.
- eyestrings — tendons formerly believed to be present in the eye and to break at the onset of death or blindness
- eyewitness — A person who has personally seen something happen and so can give a first-hand description of it.
- fabulosity — (uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
- fabulously — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- facelessly — Without a face or identity.
- facility's — Often, facilities. something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service: transportation facilities; educational facilities; a new research facility. something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.: to provide someone with every facility for accomplishing a task; to lack facilities for handling bulk mail.
- factiously — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- fadelessly — in a fadeless manner