7-letter words containing y
- blow by — leakage of the air-fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase of an automobile.
- blow-by — the leakage of gas past the piston of an engine at maximum pressure
- blowfly — any of various dipterous flies of the genus Calliphora and related genera that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, carrion, and open wounds: family Calliphoridae
- blu-ray — Blu-Ray is a type of video disk that is used for storing large amounts of high quality digital information.
- bluejay — a common North American jay, Cyanocitta cristata, having bright blue plumage with greyish-white underparts
- bluntly — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- bo juyi — Po Chü-i.
- bobbery — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- bobigny — a department in N France. 91 sq. mi. (236 sq. km). Capital: Bobigny.
- bobstay — a strong stay between a bowsprit and the stem of a vessel for holding down the bowsprit
- bockedy — (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) unsteady
- bogyman — boogeyman
- boilery — a place where water is boiled in order to extract salt
- boloney — baloney
- bonynge — Richard. born 1930, Australian conductor, esp of opera
- bootery — a shop selling boots and shoes
- boozily — in a boozy manner
- bossboy — a Black African foreman of a gang of workers
- bossily — given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
- bostryx — a type of cymose inflorescence normally affecting all flowers on one side of the rachis
- bowyang — one of a pair of bowyangs
- boy toy — a young woman regarded as purposefully seeking to be sexually provocative to men
- boy-toy — Also, toy boy. a young man noted for his good looks and sexual prowess, especially one who maintains relationships with older, more powerful persons.
- boychik — (esp in Jewish usage) a term of endearment for a boy or young man
- boycott — If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it.
- boyhood — Boyhood is the period of a male person's life during which he is a boy.
- brachy- — indicating something short
- bradley — A(ndrew) C(ecil). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
- bramley — a variety of cooking apple having juicy firm flesh
- brashly — impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
- brassey — brassie.
- bravely — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- bravery — Bravery is brave behaviour or the quality of being brave.
- brawley — a city in S California.
- braying — the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- breathy — If someone has a breathy voice, you can hear their breath when they speak or sing.
- brevity — The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.
- brewery — A brewery is a place where beer is made.
- bribery — Bribery is the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you.
- briefly — Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time.
- briskly — quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
- bristly — Bristly hair is thick and rough.
- broadly — You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
- brodsky — Joseph, original name Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky. 1940–96, US poet, born in the Soviet Union. His collections include The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel prize for literature 1987
- brokery — the business of a broker
- bromley — a borough of SE Greater London. Pop: 298 300 (2003 est). Area: 153 sq km (59 sq miles)
- broonzy — William Lee Conley, called Big Bill. 1893–1958, US blues singer and guitarist
- brutely — in a brutish manner
- bryansk — a city in W Russia. Pop: 428 000 (2005 est)