7-letter words containing ny
- divinyl — (chemistry) Two vinyl functional groups in a molecule.
- dunsany — Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett [mawr-tn draks pluhng-ket,, -kit,, mohr-] /ˈmɔr tn dræks ˈplʌŋ kɛt,, -kɪt,, ˈmoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 18th Baron ("Lord Dunsany") 1878–1957, Irish dramatist, poet, and essayist.
- eponyme — Archaic form of eponym.
- eponyms — Plural form of eponym.
- eponymy — (semantics) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.
- erinyes — Furies
- ethynyl — a univalent radical
- euphony — The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.
- gascony — a former province in SW France.
- geogony — the science of the earth's formation
- germany — a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 137,852 sq. mi. (357,039 sq. km). Capital: Berlin.
- gironny — divided into segments from the fesse point
- glutony — Misspelling of gluttony.
- guanyin — Kwan-yin.
- gunyahs — Plural form of gunyah.
- gyronny — divided into a number of gyrons, usually eight: gyronny of eight.
- haemony — a plant with paranormal qualities referred to by Milton
- halseny — A prediction; a prediction of evil.
- hanyang — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- henyard — A yard or similar area where hens run free.
- holonym — (semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.
- homonym — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone (def 1).
- hunyadi — János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1387?–1456, Hungarian soldier and national hero.
- hyponym — a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: “Chair” and “table” are hyponyms of “furniture.”. Compare superordinate (def 4).
- innyard — The yard of an inn.
- inyanga — (Africa) In Zulu communities, a traditional doctor or healer.
- isogeny — The condition of being isogenous.
- isogony — the growth of two or more organs at a consistent rate, meaning that the difference in size between each organ remains constant
- jargony — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- kitteny — of or like a kitten
- lanyard — Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
- larceny — the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- malonyl — containing the malonyl group.
- meronym — A term that denotes part of something but which is used to refer to the whole of it, e.g., faces when used to mean people in I see several familiar faces present.
- metonym — a word used in metonymy.
- mononym — A single name by which a person, thing etc is known. For example, Madonna (the pop musical artist).
- musigny — a dry, red wine of the Burgundy region in France.
- muttony — Like mutton; having a flavour of mutton.
- neoteny — Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
- novotny — Antonín [an-tuh-nin;; Czech ahn-taw-nyeen] /ˈæn tə nɪn;; Czech ˈɑn tɔˌnyin/ (Show IPA), 1904–75, Czech political leader: president 1957–68.
- nyatiti — A traditional type of lyre with eight strings, used by the Luo people of Kenya.
- nybbles — Plural form of nybble.
- nyerere — Julius Kambarage [Swahili kahm-bah-rah-guh] /Swahili kɑmˈbɑ rɑ gə/ (Show IPA), 1921–1999, African statesman: president of Tanzania 1964–85.
- nykvist — Sven [sven] /svɛn/ (Show IPA), 1922–2006, Swedish cinematographer.
- nylghai — nilgai.
- nylghau — nilgai.
- nym war — a dispute about the right to publish material on the internet under a fictitious name
- nymphae — Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- nymphal — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.