8-letter words containing yr
- akureyri — a city in N Iceland.
- apsyrtus — a son of Aeëtes, killed by his sister Medea, who, while fleeing with Jason, threw pieces of her brother's body into the sea so that her father, in pursuing her, might be delayed while picking them up.
- apyrases — Plural form of apyrase.
- apyretic — without fever
- apyrexia — absence of fever
- assyrian — an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- autogyro — autogiro
- ayrshire — a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
- ballyrag — bullyrag.
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- beyrouth — Beirut.
- blantyre — a city in S Malawi: includes the former town of Limbe.
- bullyrag — to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes
- butyrate — any salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the monovalent group C3H7COO- or ion C3H7COO–
- butyrous — resembling butter; butyraceous
- byre-man — a man who raises or tends cows.
- byrlakin — a mild oath
- byronism — of or relating to Lord Byron.
- chayroot — the root of a chay plant, used to dye textiles a deep-red colour
- copyread — to subedit
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- cyrillic — The Cyrillic alphabet is the alphabet that is used to write some Slavonic languages, such as Russian and Bulgarian.
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- empyreal — Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- empyrean — Belonging to or deriving from heaven.
- fujayrah — Al-, one of the United Arab Emirates, on the Gulf of Oman.
- gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- gyratory — moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.
- gyrodyne — A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight.
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- gyrolite — calcium silicate hydroxide in a hydrated form
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
- hayracks — Plural form of hayrack.
- hayrides — Plural form of hayride.
- holyrood — the cross on which Jesus died.
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- hyrcania — an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.
- illyrian — of or relating to Illyria.
- iodyrite — a mineral, AgI, that is a naturally occurring form of silver iodide, is yellowish or greenish in colour, is found in parts of Central and South America, and is hexagonal in shape
- joyrider — A person who goes on a joyride.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- kyrielle — a verse form of French origin characterized by repeated lines or words
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- levogyre — an anticlockwise spiral
- lyrebird — an Australian passerine bird of the genus Menura, the male of which has a long tail that is lyrate when spread.
- lyricise — to write lyrics.
- lyricism — lyric character or style, as in poetry.
- lyricist — a person who writes the lyrics for songs.
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