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8-letter words that end in ay

  • riverway — the part of a river that boats can travel on, or the route or course of a river
  • rockaway — a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top.
  • roleplay — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
  • rollaway — designed to be rolled out of the way or out of sight when not in use: rollaway bed.
  • rot away — decay
  • rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
  • routeway — a track, road, waterway, etc, used as a route to somewhere
  • run away — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • saguenay — a river in SE Canada, in Quebec, flowing SE from Lake St. John to the St. Lawrence. 125 miles (200 km) long.
  • salt hay — hay made up of salt grass, often used as fodder or as a mulch.
  • same-day — carried out or taking place on the same day as a preliminary action
  • saturday — the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
  • sex play — erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.
  • show day — (in Australia) a public holiday in a state on the date of its annual agricultural and industrial show
  • sick bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
  • sick day — a day for which an employee will be paid while absent because of illness.
  • sick pay — wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness.
  • sick-bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
  • side-way — a byway.
  • slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
  • snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
  • soakaway — a pit filled with rubble, etc, into which rain or waste water drains
  • soaraway — If you describe something as a soaraway success, you mean that its success has suddenly increased.
  • some day — on an unspecified date in the future
  • soothsay — to foretell events; predict.
  • speedway — a town in central Indiana.
  • spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
  • stairway — a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.
  • stayaway — a nonviolent strike by workers
  • steinway — Henry Engelhard [eng-guh l-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd,, -ˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
  • sternway — Nautical. the movement of a vessel backward, or stern foremost.
  • stingray — any of the rays, especially of the family Dasyatidae, having a long, flexible tail armed near the base with a strong, serrated bony spine with which they can inflict painful wounds.
  • stowaway — a person who hides aboard a ship or airplane in order to obtain free transportation or elude pursuers.
  • takeaway — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
  • tea tray — a tray for carrying or holding articles used in serving tea.
  • tearaway — designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing: a box with a tearaway seal.
  • teleplay — a play written or adapted for broadcast on television.
  • term day — a fixed or appointed day, as for the payment of money due; a quarter day.
  • that way — (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated: that much; The fish was that big.
  • thataway — in or toward the direction pointed out: The outlaws went thataway when they rode out of town.
  • thisaway — this way; in this direction.
  • thursday — the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Abbreviation: Th., Thur., Thurs.
  • trackway — railway (def 3).
  • trainway — a railway track; the channel in a built-up area through which a train passes
  • underlay — to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
  • underpay — to pay less than is deserved or usual.
  • undersay — to state in the form of an answer
  • underway — occurring while under way: the underway activities on a cruise ship.
  • wagonway — A crude road for wagons.
  • walkaway — an easy victory or conquest.
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