| BYPLAY | • byplay n. (Theater) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. • byplay n. Any action, by supporting actor. • by-play n. (Theater) Action carried on aside, commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds; action not… |
| CLAYEY | • clayey adj. Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish. • clayey adj. Covered or dirtied with clay. • clayey adj. Resembling clay; claylike, clayish. |
| DAYFLY | • dayfly n. A mayfly. • DAYFLY n. a mayfly. |
| DOYLEY | • doyley n. Alternative spelling of doily. • DOYLEY n. an ornamental napkin, also DOILY, DOYLY. |
| FLYBOY | • flyboy n. (Aviation, slang) An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft. • flyboy n. (Printing, historical, slang) A man employed to clear the printed copies from the printing-press. • fly-boy n. Alternative form of flyboy. |
| FLYBYS | • flybys n. Plural of flyby. • FLYBY n. a flight, at low altitude or close range, also FLYPAST. |
| FLYWAY | • flyway n. A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas. • FLYWAY n. an established air route of migratory birds. |
| GLYCYL | • glycyl n. (Organic chemistry) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic… • GLYCYL n. a radical derived from glucose. |
| GRAYLY | • grayly adv. In a gray way. • GRAY adv. between black and white, also GREY. |
| GREYLY | • greyly adv. In a grey way; in partial light. • greyly adv. With a dreary or gloomy countenance. • GREY adv. between black and white, also GRAY. |
| LADYFY | • ladyfy v. (Transitive) To make ladylike. • ladyfy v. (Transitive) To bestow the title of Lady on (a woman). • LADYFY v. to make a lady of, also LADIFY. |
| MAYFLY | • mayfly n. Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very… • MAYFLY n. a short-lived insect that appears in May. |
| SPRYLY | • spryly adv. In a spry manner. • SPRY adv. smart, dapper. |
| SYLPHY | • sylphy adj. (Obsolete, rare, poetic) sylphlike. • SYLPHY adj. like a sylph. |
| WAYLAY | • waylay v. (Transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. • waylay v. (Transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly. • WAYLAY v. to ambush. |
| XYLYLS | • xylyls n. Plural of xylyl. • XYLYL n. a chemical compound found in coal-tar. |
| YARELY | • yarely adv. (Archaic) In a yare way. • YARE adv. (archaic) nimble, also YAR. |
| YEARLY | • yearly adj. Happening once every year. • yearly adj. Over the course of one year. • yearly adv. Once a year. |
| YOWLEY | • yowley n. (Dated, UK, dialect) The European yellowhammer. • YOWLEY n. the yellowhammer, also YELDRING, YELDROCK, YOLDRING, YORLING. |