10-letter words containing y, s
- non-glossy — having a shiny or lustrous surface.
- non-greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- non-sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- nose candy — cocaine.
- nosography — the systematic description of diseases.
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- not to say — You can use not to say when adding a stronger or more extreme description than the one you have just used.
- numerosity — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- numerously — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- numinosity — Quality of being numinous.
- numinously — In a numinous manner.
- nurseryman — a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.
- nurserymen — Plural form of nurseryman.
- nuyts land — early name of a region on the southern coast in S Australia, discovered by the Dutch in 1626–27.
- nyctinasty — (botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
- nym server — nym
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus
- observably — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- obsoletely — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- octogynous — having eight pistils
- old-boyism — support of or participation in an old-boy network.
- oligopsony — the market condition that exists when there are few buyers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors.
- ollycrocks — Plural form of ollycrock.
- on standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- on the sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- oogamously — by means of oogamy
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- orismology — the science of defining the technical or special terms of a particular subject or field of study.
- orthostyle — (of columns) erected in a straight row.
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- osmolality — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per kilogram.
- osmolarity — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per liter.
- osteectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- ostensibly — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- osteocytes — Plural form of osteocyte.
- osteolysis — The pathological destruction or disappearance of bone tissue.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- osteometry — the anthropometric measurement of bones.
- osteopathy — a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise that manipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integrity could restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians use the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine as well as manipulative measures.
- osteophyte — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- otomycosis — (pathology) a fungal ear infection.
- over-fussy — excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).
- overrashly — in an overrash manner
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- overstayer — a person who illegally remains in a country after the period of the permitted visit has expired