12-letter words that end in y
- autoallogamy — the ability of some plants of a species to cross-pollinate and others to self-pollinate
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- autoimmunity — (pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
- automaticity — the condition of being automatic, or the degree of this
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autoptically — in an autoptical manner
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- back country — The back country is an area that is a long way from any city and has very few people living in it.
- backhandedly — In a backhanded manner.
- backroom boy — You can refer to a man as a backroom boy when he does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- bad hair day — People sometimes say they are having a bad hair day when they do not feel very happy or relaxed, especially because their hair does not look good.
- balletically — in a balletic fashion; gracefully
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- bank robbery — theft from a bank
- barbarically — without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
- bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
- barium x-ray — gastrointestinal series: x-ray examination of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract after barium sulfate is given rectally (barium enema) or orally as a contrast medium.
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- basic salary — base pay.
- bastille day — (in France) an annual holiday on July 14, commemorating the fall of the Bastille
- bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
- battle array — the strategic arrangement of fighters and weapons in a battle
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- bay of fundy — an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between S New Brunswick and W Nova Scotia: remarkable for its swift tides of up to 21 m (70 ft)
- bearded lady — a woman with a beard, esp in a circus or freakshow
- beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
- bedraggledly — In a bedraggled manner.
- begrudgingly — If you do something begrudgingly, you do it unwillingly.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell's palsy — a usually temporary paralysis of the muscles of the face, normally on one side
- belligerency — the state of being at war
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
- bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- bewilderedly — in a bewildered manner
- bi-quarterly — occurring twice in each quarter of a year.
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.