5-letter words containing y
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- ayacc — A Yacc-like parser generator from the Irvine Research Unit in Software written in Ada that produce Ada output. Comes with aflex. Version 1.2a. Mailing list: <[email protected]>.
- ayahs — Plural form of ayah.
- ayana — a female given name: from an African word meaning “beautiful flower.”.
- aydin — a town in SW Turkey: an ancient city of Lydia. Pop: 160 000 (2005 est)
- ayelp — in a state of yelping
- ayont — beyond
- ayous — the wood of the obeche.
- ayres — air1 (def 8d).
- azury — a bluish colour
- azygy — the state of not being joined in a pair
- azyme — unleavened bread
- b-boy — a male rap-music fan, who typically can be identified by his casual style of dress
- b-day — birthday: When's her b-day?
- babby — (regional) Baby (human infant).
- baccy — Older Use. tobacco.
- baddy — A baddy is a person in a story or film who is considered to be evil or wicked, or who is fighting on the wrong side. You can also refer to the baddies in a situation in real life.
- badly — If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- baffy — a short golf club used to add lift to the ball
- baggy — If a piece of clothing is baggy, it hangs loosely on your body.
- baily — one of the largest craters on the moon, about 293 kilometres in diameter, lying in the SE quadrant
- baldy — People sometimes refer to a bald person as a baldy, especially if they are talking about them or to them in a friendly or humorous way. Some people might find this offensive.
- balky — Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.
- bally — a thumb
- balmy — Balmy weather is fairly warm and pleasant.
- bammy — (Scotland, slang) Crazy.
- bandy — If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.
- bangy — (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
- banty — a person resembling such a bird, namely short and often aggressive
- banya — a traditional Russian steam bath
- bardy — defiant; bold; daring
- barky — consisting of or being covered in bark
- barmy — If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish.
- barny — reminiscent of a barn
- barry — a mistake or blunder; a disappointing performance
- barye — a unit of pressure in the cgs system equal to 1 dyne per square centimetre. 1 barye is equivalent to 1 microbar
- bashy — (music) Intensely percussive.
- bassy — manifesting strong bass tones
- batty — If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy.
- bawdy — A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex.
- bayan — A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
- bayar — Celâl [je-lahl] /dʒɛˈlɑl/ (Show IPA), 1884–1986, Turkish statesman: president 1950–60.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- bayer — reddish brown.
- bayle — Pierre (pjɛr). 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his Dictionnaire historique et critique (1697), which profoundly influenced Voltaire and the French Encyclopedists
- bayou — A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
- bayze — Obsolete form of baize.
- beady — Beady eyes are small, round, and bright.
- beaky — having a large beak
- beamy — sending out beams of light; radiant; bright