8-Letter Words Containing: A,Y,O,N,S

• an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral

• tropical American morning glory

• resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia

• twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin

• a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves

• (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

• a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

• idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

• marked by peace and prosperity

• a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)

• an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea

• A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

• A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.