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8-letter words containing ey

  • eyeteeth — Plural form of eyetooth.
  • eyetooth — A canine tooth, especially one in the upper jaw.
  • eyewater — a lotion for the eyes
  • finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
  • fish-eye — a very small lens in a door that enables a person inside to see a visitor
  • flunkeys — Plural form of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
  • fogeydom — the state or disposition of a fogey
  • fogeyish — Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch.
  • foreyard — a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
  • frogeyed — (of a person) having a bulging eye or bulging eyes
  • garbagey — Like garbage; trashy, worthless.
  • garganey — a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.
  • geoffrey — a male given name: from Germanic, meaning “divine peace.”.
  • glad eye — a friendly or interested glance, especially a flirtatious one.
  • greeneye — a slender fish with pale green eyes
  • grey fox — a greyish American fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America
  • grey gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of New South Wales having dull grey bark, esp Eucalyptus punctata
  • grey owl — Grey Owl, original name Archibald Belaney (1888–1938). Canadian writer and conservationist, born in England; adopted Native American identity
  • greyback — grayback.
  • greyhead — a person with grey hair
  • greylist — to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity
  • greyness — The state or quality of being grey.
  • guernseyIsle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands, about 24½ sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
  • hackneys — Plural form of hackney.
  • haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • hash key — the key on a keyboard or keypad
  • hawk-eye — a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye (def 1).
  • hey rube — a fight between townspeople and the members of a circus or carnival.
  • high-key — (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from low-key).
  • hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
  • home key — See under home row.
  • honeybee — any bee that collects and stores honey, especially Apis mellifera.
  • honeybun — A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
  • honeydew — honeydew melon.
  • honeyful — full of honey
  • honeying — Present participle of honey.
  • honeypot — a pot, as of glass or silver, for storing and serving honey.
  • hueytown — a town in central Alabama.
  • humphrey — (Duke of Gloucester) 1391–1447, English soldier and statesman (youngest son of Henry IV).
  • huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
  • jeepneys — Plural form of jeepney.
  • jeffreysFrancis ("Lord Jeffrey") 1773–1850, Scottish jurist, editor, and critic.
  • jerseyan — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
  • jerseyed — Dressed in a jersey.
  • jockeyed — Simple past tense and past participle of jockey.
  • journeys — Plural form of journey.
  • kablooey — (colloquial) alternative spelling of kablooie.
  • kaleyard — a kitchen garden.
  • keighley — a town in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire, on the River Aire: textile industry. Pop: 49 453 (2001)
  • key card — a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.
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