3-Letter Nouns Ending With Y
Here's the list of all the 55 3-Letter Nouns Ending With Y in the English Language.
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| may | 1. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America More Definitions → |
| day | 1. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis 2. a point or period in time More Definitions → |
| buy | 1. an advantageous purchase More Definitions → |
| way | 1. how something is done or how it happens 2. to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end More Definitions → |
| why | 1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' More Definitions → |
| gay | 1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex More Definitions → |
| say | 1. the chance to speak More Definitions → |
| key | 1. metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated 2. something crucial for explaining More Definitions → |
| pay | 1. something that remunerates More Definitions → |
| try | 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something More Definitions → |
| bay | 1. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf 2. the sound of a hound on the scent More Definitions → |
| boy | 1. a youthful male person 2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man More Definitions → |
| guy | 1. an informal term for a youth or man 2. a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) More Definitions → |
| ray | 1. a column of light (as from a beacon) 2. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence More Definitions → |
| dry | 1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages More Definitions → |
| fly | 1. two-winged insects characterized by active flight 2. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent More Definitions → |
| sky | 1. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth More Definitions → |
| toy | 1. an artifact designed to be played with 2. a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier) More Definitions → |
| spy | 1. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors 2. a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people More Definitions → |
| jay | 1. crested largely blue bird More Definitions → |
| joy | 1. the emotion of great happiness 2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness More Definitions → |
| lay | 1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain 2. a narrative poem of popular origin More Definitions → |
| cry | 1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 2. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate) More Definitions → |
| hay | 1. grass mowed and cured for use as fodder More Definitions → |
| soy | 1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food 2. erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia More Definitions → |
| fry | 1. a young person of either sex More Definitions → |
| shy | 1. a quick throw More Definitions → |
| ivy | 1. Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits More Definitions → |
| nay | 1. used to express negation More Definitions → |
| ply | 1. one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination 2. (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood More Definitions → |
| ley | 1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock More Definitions → |
| fay | 1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers More Definitions → |
| hoy | 1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) More Definitions → |
| cay | 1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida More Definitions → |
| pry | 1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge More Definitions → |
| bey | 1. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt 2. the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire More Definitions → |
| sty | 1. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid 2. a pen for swine More Definitions → |