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9-letter words containing y, s

  • asyllabic — not functioning in the manner of a syllable
  • asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
  • asymptote — a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity
  • asynapsis — failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
  • asyndesis — (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
  • asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
  • asyndeton — the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
  • asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
  • asystoles — Plural form of asystole.
  • asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
  • atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
  • attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
  • atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
  • auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
  • austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
  • austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
  • autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
  • autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
  • autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
  • autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
  • autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
  • autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
  • aux cayes — former name of Les Cayes.
  • awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
  • ayahuasca — a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae
  • aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
  • ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
  • b bursary — the lower of two bursaries available for students entering university, polytechnic, etc
  • baby seat — a seat anchored to the body of the car, with straps to buckle across the baby
  • baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
  • baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
  • babycakes — (slang) Term of endearment for a young woman.
  • babyhouse — A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.
  • babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
  • backstays — Plural form of backstay.
  • backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
  • backyards — Plural form of backyard.
  • badassery — (slang) The behaviour or quality of a badass.
  • ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
  • baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
  • barnyards — Plural form of barnyard.
  • base year — a year used as an index for some phenomenon measured in other years
  • bashfully — In a bashful manner.
  • basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
  • basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
  • bastardly — of no value; worthless.
  • bastardry — malicious or cruel behaviour
  • bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
  • bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
  • bay state — Massachusetts
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