13-letter words that end in y
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- convalescency — convalescence
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- correlatively — so related that each implies or complements the other.
- corrigibility — The quality or state of being corrigible.
- corroboratory — Serving to corroborate or strengthen.
- corrosibility — corrodibility
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner
- countermelody — a secondary melody that accompanies the primary melody
- county family — an old family that has lived in a particular county for several generations
- coxcombically — in a coxcombical manner
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- creepy-crawly — You can refer to insects as creepy-crawlies when they give you a feeling of fear or disgust. This word is mainly used by children.
- cross-country — Cross-country is the sport of running, riding, or skiing across open countryside rather than along roads or around a running track.
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryptozoology — the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
- crystallinity — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- curvilinearly — In a curvilinear way.
- cybersecurity — the state of being safe from electronic crime and the measures taken to achieve this
- cylindrically — In the manner of a cylinder.
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- cytologically — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- cytopathology — a branch of pathology that examines individual cells in order to diagnose disease
- dactyliomancy — the use of a suspended finger-ring for divination
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.
- daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
- dairy factory — a factory making butter, cheese, lactose, etc from milk collected from surrounding farming areas
- damage survey — an inspection by an insurance company of something that has been damaged and for which an insurance claim has been made, in order to determine the extent and cause of damage
- dance company — a group of dancers, usually including business and technical personnel
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- day after day — If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping.
- day of infamy — December 7, 1941, on which Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II: so referred to by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his speech to Congress the next day, asking for a declaration of war on Japan.
- daydreamingly — While daydreaming.
- death penalty — The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
- deceptibility — the ability to be deceived
- declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.