7-letter words containing ys
- dysodil — a yellow or green mineral that is a form of bitumen and is present in limestone
- dysoxic — Having a very low oxygen concentration (i.e. between anoxic and hypoxic).
- dyspnea — difficult or labored breathing.
- dysuria — difficult or painful urination.
- ecdyses — Plural form of ecdysis.
- ecdysis — the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
- elysian — of or relating to Elysium
- elysium — Greek mythology; also Elysian Fields
- employs — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- encysts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encyst.
- endways — With its end facing upward, forward, or toward the viewer.
- endysis — the formation of new layers of integument after ecdysis
- eysenck — Hans Jürgen (hænz ˈjɜːɡən). 1916–97, British psychologist, born in Germany, who developed a dimensional theory of personality that stressed the influence of heredity
- fanboys — Plural form of fanboy.
- flyboys — Plural form of flyboy.
- flyways — Plural form of flyway.
- fridays — on Fridays: We're paid Fridays.
- galleys — Plural form of galley.
- gaysome — full of merriment; cheerful
- geysers — Plural form of geyser.
- gooneys — Plural form of gooney.
- graysby — a serranid fish, Epinephelus cruentatus, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a reddish-gray body marked with vermilion spots.
- grayson — David, pen name of Ray Stannard Baker.
- grysbok — either of two small, usually solitary antelopes of southern Africa, Raphicerus melanotis, or R. sharpei (Sharpe's grysbok) having a light to dark reddish-brown coat speckled with white.
- gurneys — Plural form of gurney.
- hayseed — grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay.
- heydays — Plural form of heyday.
- heysham — a port in NW England, in NW Lancashire. Pop (with Morecambe): 16 136 (2001)
- hickeys — Plural form of hickey.
- hooleys — Plural form of hooley.
- hoorays — Plural form of hooray.
- hurleys — Plural form of hurley.
- hurrays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hurray.
- hyssops — Plural form of hyssop.
- ialysus — an ancient Mycenaean city on the island of Rhodes.
- iaysdah — (chat) I acknowledge your strangely depressing attempt at humour.
- ichthys — an early Christian emblem in the shape of a fish
- janskys — Plural form of jansky.
- jerseys — Plural form of jersey.
- jitneys — Plural form of jitney.
- jockeys — Plural form of jockey.
- kayseri — a city in central Turkey.
- kerseys — Plural form of kersey.
- keyslot — a short, curved slot cut into a shaft for a Woodruff key. Compare keyway (def 1).
- keyways — Plural form of keyway.
- kidneys — Anatomy. either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands.
- lackeys — Plural form of lackey.
- lamboys — a skirt-like piece of armour made from metal strips
- le-puys — a city in and the capital of Haute-Loire, in central France: cathedral.
- leyster — Judith, 1609–60, Dutch painter.