10-letter words containing sy
- hla system — human leucocyte antigen system; a group of the most important antigens responsible for tissue compatibility, together with the genes that encode them. For tissue and organ transplantation to be successful there needs to be a minimum number of HLA differences between the donor's and recipient's tissue
- holy synod — the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.
- hygrochasy — the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- itsy-bitsy — very small; tiny.
- kissy-face — affectionate kissing; necking: playing kissy-face.
- lackadaisy — alas
- lousy with — infested with lice.
- metasyntax — (grammar) Syntax used to describe syntax. The best known example is BNF and its variants such as EBNF. A metasyntactic variable is a variable used in metasyntax.
- minisystem — a set of hi-fi equipment in which the components are smaller than standard size
- minstrelsy — the art or practice of a minstrel.
- mks system — The mks system is the metric system in which the meter, kilogram, and the second are the fundamental units.
- moon daisy — a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
- mossy horn — an old steer, especially a longhorn with scaly horns.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- non-glossy — having a shiny or lustrous surface.
- non-greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- over-fussy — excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
- parablepsy — a hallucination
- phossy jaw — gangrenous condition of the lower jawbone
- presystole — Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychicism — the belief in or study of psychic phenomena
- psychicist — a psychic
- psychogony — the development or origin of the soul or mind
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- psychopomp — a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.
- pussy-toes — any of various woolly composite plants of the genus Antennaria, having small white or grayish flower heads.
- pussy-whip — (of a woman) to dominate or control (a romantic partner); henpeck.
- roma gypsy — a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies
- rosy finch — any of several finches of the genus Leucosticte, of Asia and western North America, having dark brown plumage with a pinkish wash on the wings and rump.
- sas system — (tool) (SAS) Integrated software to access, manage, analyze, and present data. The SAS System can be used to perform data entry, retrieval and management; report writing and graphics design; statistical and mathematical analysis; business forecasting and decision support; operations research; project management and applications development.
- sassy bark — sasswood.
- selenodesy — the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the moon's surface and its gravitational field.
- sex symbol — a celebrity who is held to possess abundant sex appeal.
- sophrosyne — moderation; discretion; prudence.
- speak-easy — a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally, esp. such a place in the U.S. during Prohibition
- stand easy — a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- sybaritism — (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
- sycophancy — self-seeking or servile flattery.
- syllabical — pertaining to syllables
- sylphidine — resembling a sylph
- sylvestral — growing, living, or occurring in a wood or beneath a tree
- symbionese — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Symbionese Liberation Army or its adherents.
- symbolical — serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).
- symbolises — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- symbolisms — the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
- symbolizer — a person or thing that symbolizes something else