andryala | (noun) any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers | - |
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bawdry | (noun) lewd or obscene talk or writing | Synonyms: bawdy |
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cuckoldry | (noun) the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women | - |
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dry | (noun) a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages | Synonyms: prohibitionist |
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dryad | (noun) a deity or nymph of the woods | Synonyms: wood nymph |
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drydock | (noun) a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline | Synonyms: dry dock, graving dock |
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dryer | (noun) an appliance that removes moisture | Synonyms: drier |
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drygoods | (noun) textiles or clothing and related merchandise | Synonyms: soft goods |
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dryness | (noun) objectivity and detachment | Synonyms: dispassion, dispassionateness |
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(noun) moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs | Synonyms: sobriety |
(noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | Synonyms: waterlessness, xerotes |
dryopithecine | (noun) considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans | - |
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drypis | (noun) spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers | - |
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drywall | (noun) a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses | Synonyms: dry wall, wallboard |
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foundry | (noun) factory where metal castings are produced | Synonyms: metalworks |
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hamadryad | (noun) large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja | Synonyms: king cobra, Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah |
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(noun) the nymph or spirit of a particular tree | - |
heraldry | (noun) emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms | - |
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(noun) the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies | - |
husbandry | (noun) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | Synonyms: agriculture, farming |
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laundry | (noun) workplace where clothes are washed and ironed | - |
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(noun) garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | Synonyms: wash, washables, washing |
laundryman | (noun) a man who operates an industrial washing machine | Synonyms: washerman |
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laundrywoman | (noun) a working woman who takes in washing | Synonyms: laundress, washerwoman, washwoman |
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monandry | (noun) the state of having only one husband at a time | - |
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mysoandry | (noun) hatred for men or boys | - |
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polyandry | (noun) the state of having more than one husband at a time | - |
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ribaldry | (noun) behavior or language bordering on indelicacy | Synonyms: gaminess, raciness, spiciness |
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(noun) ribald humor | - |
wizardry | (noun) exceptional creative ability | Synonyms: genius |
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