6-letter words containing ly
- lynxes — Plural form of lynx.
- lynxos — A POSIX compliant real-time operating system from Lynx Real-Time Systems. It has a Unix-like interface to application programs.
- lyrate — Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- lyrics — The words to a song (or other vocal music).
- lyrids — a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Lyrid meteor shower) visible April 22 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Lyra.
- lyrism — lyricism.
- lyrist — a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
- lysate — the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
- lysias — c450–c380 b.c, Athenian orator.
- lysine — a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- lysing — Present participle of lyse.
- lytton — Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-, 1st Baron Lytton of Knebworth [neb-wert] /ˈnɛb wərt/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, English novelist, dramatist, and politician.
- madlyn — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- mainly — chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- marbly — like marble in appearance, hardness, coldness, etc.
- matily — in a matey manner
- mayfly — Also called shadfly. any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, having delicate, membranous wings with the front pair much larger than the rear and having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days.
- mazily — full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.
- meanly — moderately.
- measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- medfly — Mediterranean fruit fly.
- meekly — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- meetly — suitably; fittingly; properly; in a seemly manner.
- merely — only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
- metely — (obsolete) According to measure or proportion.
- mildly — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- mizzly — Raining in very small drops; misty; drizzly.
- moonly — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Moon; lunar.
- mostly — for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- muchly — (colloquial) very much, very.
- muddly — Muddled; confused; unclear.
- mumbly — Prone to mumbling.
- murkly — in a dark or obscure manner
- muscly — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- mutely — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- naffly — in a naff or inferior manner
- namely — that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit: an item of legislation, namely, the housing bill.
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- neatly — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- nebuly — resembling the wavy edges of a cloud, esp of a line in heraldry or architecture
- needly — (archaic) Zealously; carefully; earnestly.
- nextly — most nearly or closely
- nicely — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- niggly — Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.
- nighly — nearly, almost
- nimbly — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- nitfly — botfly.
- nosily — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- nubbly — full of small protuberances.
- nudely — In a nude manner.