10-letter words that end in y
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- balneology — the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters
- bank money — checks, drafts, and bank credits other than currency that are the equivalent of money.
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- bardolatry — idolatry or excessive admiration of William Shakespeare
- barrow boy — A barrow boy is a man or boy who sells fruit or other goods from a barrow in the street.
- barrow-boy — a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; costermonger.
- basal body — a cylindrical organelle, within the cytoplasm of flagellated and ciliated cells, that contains microtubules and forms the base of a flagellum or cilium: identical in internal structure to a centriole.
- baselessly — In a baseless way.
- bathymetry — measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
- batter-fry — to coat with batter and fry in deep fat.
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beanie key — feature key
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- beer belly — If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
- begrudgery — resentment of any person who has achieved success or wealth
- benignancy — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- benin city — a city in S Nigeria, capital of Edo state: former capital of the kingdom of Benin. Pop: 1 022 000 (2005 est)
- berzerkley — Berzerkeley
- besottedly — in a besotted manner
- bestiality — Bestiality is disgusting behaviour.
- beta decay — the radioactive transformation of an atomic nucleus accompanying the emission of an electron. It involves unit change of atomic number but none in mass number
- betweenity — the state of lying between two extremes
- bewitchery — a bewitching power; charm
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.
- biannually — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- biblically — of or in the Bible: a Biblical name.
- bibliogony — the art of producing and publishing books.
- bibliology — the study of Biblical literature
- bibliopegy — the art of binding books
- bibliopoly — a bookseller, especially a dealer in rare or used books.
- biennially — happening every two years: biennial games.
- bifacially — from a bifacial point of view
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- bioecology — the science that deals with the interrelations of communities of animals and plants with their environment
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- biomimicry — the mimicking of life using imitation biological systems
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- biosurgery — the use of live sterile maggots to treat patients with infected wounds
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- black body — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- blackberry — A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.
- blast away — If a gun, or a person firing a gun, blasts away, the gun is fired continuously for a period of time.