11-letter words that end in y
- biddy-biddy — a low-growing rosaceous plant, Acaena viridior of New Zealand, having prickly burs
- big society — the devolution of political power and social responsibility to local communities as opposed to centralized political power and state control
- bilaterally — pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.
- bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
- bing cherry — a dark-red variety of sweet cherry
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- bioactivity — any effect on, interaction with, or response from living tissue.
- biocenology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of biological communities and the interactions among their members.
- bioindustry — an industry that makes use of biotechnology and other advanced life science methodologies in the creation or alteration of life forms or processes
- biosocially — from a biosocial point of view
- biquarterly — occurring twice every three months
- bird cherry — a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus padus, with clusters of white flowers and small black fruits
- bisexuality — Biology. of both sexes. combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.
- black ivory — Black slaves collectively
- black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
- blaze a way — to pioneer, set a direction or course, etc.
- blightingly — in a blighting manner
- blind alley — If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- block party — A block party is an outdoor party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood.
- blood money — If someone makes a payment of blood money to the family of someone who has been killed, they pay that person's family a sum of money as compensation.
- bloodguilty — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bloody mary — A Bloody Mary is a drink made from vodka and tomato juice.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blushlessly — in a manner without blushing, shamelessly
- bodaciously — in a bodacious manner
- body cavity — the internal cavity of any multicellular animal that contains the digestive tract, heart, kidneys, etc. In vertebrates it develops from the coelom
- bohr theory — a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. It assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or absorption of a quantum of radiation
- bondability — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- bookbindery — a place in which books are bound
- borstal boy — (formerly) a boy sent to borstal
- bosom buddy — close friend
- botanically — Also, botanic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs.
- botanomancy — a form of divination in which tree branches or leaves are burnt
- bottle baby — an infant fed by bottle from birth, as distinguished from one who is breast-fed.
- bottom lady — a pimp's most reliable prostitute.
- bow trolley — See under trolley (def 4).
- boysenberry — a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries
- brain candy — something that is entertaining or enjoyable but lacks depth or significance
- breech baby — a baby whose buttocks or feet are presented first during the birth process.
- breshkovsky — Catherine, 1844–1934, Russian revolutionary of noble birth: called “the little grandmother of the Russian Revolution.”.
- brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
- bristol bay — arm of the Bering Sea between the SW Alas. mainland & the Alaska Peninsula
- broken play — an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly.
- brown betty — a baked apple pudding made with butter, spices, sugar, and bread crumbs
- brown study — a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- bucolically — of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.