10-letter words that end in y
- certaynely — Archaic spelling of certainly.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chaetotaxy — the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalcidfly — any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration, the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects.
- chandlerly — like, or pertaining to, a chandler
- change key — a key opening only one lock.
- changeably — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- charactery — the use of symbols to express thoughts
- chardonnay — a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
- charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- chartulary — cartulary
- chase away — If someone or something chases away worries, fears, or other bad feelings, they cause those feelings to change and become happier.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- cheerfully — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chiliarchy — the position or office of a leader of a thousand soldiers
- chillingly — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- china clay — kaolin.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chirurgery — surgery.
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chocolatey — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- chokeberry — any of various North American rosaceous shrubs of the genus Aronia
- chordotomy — an operation to paralyse nerve tracts in the spinal chord in order to relieve pain associated with certain conditions
- choreology — the method of writing down the signs and characters that indicate movements in dance
- chorus boy — a male singer or dancer of the chorus of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, etc.
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chronicity — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- chuck away — If you chuck something away, you throw it away or waste it.
- church key — a device with a triangular point at one end for making holes in the tops of cans
- churlishly — In a churlish manner.
- circularly — In a circular way.
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- clear away — When you clear things away or clear away, you put away the things that you have been using, especially for eating or cooking.