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76 Nouns That End With ORY

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accessory (noun) a supplementary component that improves capability Synonyms: add-on, appurtenance, supplement
(noun) clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing Synonyms: accouterment, accoutrement
(noun) someone who helps another person commit a crime Synonyms: accessary
advisory (noun) an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
allegory (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) Synonyms: apologue, fable, parable
(noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
(noun) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea Synonyms: emblem
ambulatory (noun) a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
amphigory (noun) nonsensical writing (usually verse) Synonyms: nonsense verse
armory (noun) a place where arms are manufactured Synonyms: armoury, arsenal
(noun) a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms Synonyms: armoury, arsenal
(noun) all the weapons and equipment that a country has Synonyms: armoury, arsenal
(noun) a collection of resources Synonyms: armoury, inventory
beaugregory (noun) a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies Synonyms: Pomacentrus leucostictus
category (noun) a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
(noun) a collection of things sharing a common attribute Synonyms: class, family
chicory (noun) crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste Synonyms: curly endive
(noun) root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee Synonyms: chicory root
(noun) perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads Synonyms: chicory plant, Cichorium intybus, succory
(noun) the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute Synonyms: chicory root
clearstory (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light Synonyms: clerestory
clerestory (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light Synonyms: clearstory
conservatory (noun) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner Synonyms: hothouse, indoor garden
(noun) a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts Synonyms: conservatoire
(noun) the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
consistory (noun) a church tribunal or governing body
contradictory (noun) two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
cosignatory (noun) one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration) Synonyms: cosigner
crematory (noun) a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes Synonyms: cremation chamber, crematorium
(noun) a mortuary where corpses are cremated Synonyms: crematorium
depilatory (noun) a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair Synonyms: depilator, epilator
(noun) a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
depository (noun) a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping Synonyms: deposit, depositary, repository
directory (noun) an alphabetical list of names and addresses
(noun) (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
dormitory (noun) a college or university building containing living quarters for students Synonyms: dorm, hall, residence hall, student residence
(noun) a large sleeping room containing several beds Synonyms: dorm room, dormitory room
dory (noun) marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters
(noun) pike-like freshwater perches Synonyms: jack salmon, Stizostedion vitreum, walleye, walleyed pike
(noun) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled Synonyms: dinghy, rowboat
euphory (noun) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation Synonyms: euphoria
factory (noun) a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing Synonyms: manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill
feudatory (noun) a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord Synonyms: liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal
fumitory (noun) delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally Synonyms: Fumaria officinalis, fumeroot, fumewort
glory (noun) brilliant radiant beauty Synonyms: resplendence, resplendency
(noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint Synonyms: aura, aureole, gloriole, halo, nimbus
(noun) a state of high honor Synonyms: glorification
heterospory (noun) the development of both microspores and megaspores
hickory (noun) American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts Synonyms: hickory tree
(noun) valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
history (noun) the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
(noun) all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
(noun) a record or narrative description of past events Synonyms: account, chronicle, story
(noun) the aggregate of past events
(noun) the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
homospory (noun) the development of a single kind of asexual spores
interrogatory (noun) formal systematic questioning Synonyms: examination, interrogation
inventory (noun) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand Synonyms: inventorying, stock-taking, stocktaking
(noun) the merchandise that a shop has on hand Synonyms: stock
(noun) a collection of resources Synonyms: armory, armoury
(noun) a detailed list of all the items in stock Synonyms: stock list
(noun) (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
ivory (noun) a shade of white the color of bleached bones Synonyms: bone, off-white, pearl
(noun) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses Synonyms: tusk
judicatory (noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government Synonyms: judicature, judicial system, judiciary
laboratory (noun) a workplace for the conduct of scientific research Synonyms: lab, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory
(noun) a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation Synonyms: testing ground
lavatory (noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets Synonyms: bathroom, can, john, lav, privy, toilet
(noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face Synonyms: basin, washbasin, washbowl, washstand
(noun) a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it Synonyms: flush toilet
lory (noun) small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
mandatory (noun) a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves Synonyms: mandate
(noun) the recipient of a mandate Synonyms: mandatary
manufactory (noun) a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing Synonyms: factory, manufacturing plant, mill
memory (noun) an electronic memory device Synonyms: computer memory, computer storage, memory board, storage, store
(noun) the power of retaining and recalling past experience Synonyms: retention, retentiveness, retentivity
(noun) the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered Synonyms: remembering
(noun) something that is remembered
(noun) the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
observatory (noun) a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
(noun) a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings Synonyms: lookout, lookout station, observation tower
offertory (noun) the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
oratory (noun) addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
pellitory (noun) a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache Synonyms: Anacyclus pyrethrum, pellitory-of-Spain
(noun) herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Synonyms: Parietaria difusa, pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory
pillory (noun) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
prehistory (noun) the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word Synonyms: prehistoric culture
priory (noun) religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
promontory (noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) Synonyms: foreland, head, headland
protohistory (noun) the study of humans prior to the invention of writing Synonyms: protoanthropology
purgatory (noun) (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
(noun) a temporary condition of torment or suffering
rectory (noun) an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector Synonyms: parsonage, vicarage
refectory (noun) a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
reformatory (noun) correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders Synonyms: reform school, training school
refractory (noun) lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace Synonyms: furnace lining
repertory (noun) a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
(noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation Synonyms: repertoire
(noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule Synonyms: repertoire
(noun) a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire Synonyms: repertory company, stock company
repository (noun) a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping Synonyms: deposit, depositary, depository
(noun) a burial vault (usually for some famous person) Synonyms: monument
(noun) a person to whom a secret is entrusted Synonyms: secretary
salutatory (noun) an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) Synonyms: salutatory address, salutatory oration
savory (noun) either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family Synonyms: savoury
(noun) an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre Synonyms: savoury
(noun) any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
(noun) dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions Synonyms: Micromeria juliana
seigniory (noun) the position and authority of a feudal lord Synonyms: feudal lordship, seigneury
(noun) the estate of a seigneur Synonyms: seigneury, signory
signatory (noun) someone who signs and is bound by a document Synonyms: signer
signory (noun) the estate of a seigneur Synonyms: seigneury, seigniory
sternutatory (noun) a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying Synonyms: sternutator
story (noun) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale Synonyms: floor, level, storey
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
(noun) a short account of the news Synonyms: account, news report, report, write up
(noun) a trivial lie Synonyms: fib, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle
(noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program Synonyms: narration, narrative, tale
(noun) a record or narrative description of past events Synonyms: account, chronicle, history
subdirectory (noun) (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
succory (noun) perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads Synonyms: chicory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus
sudatory (noun) a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths Synonyms: sudatorium
(noun) a medicine that causes or increases sweating Synonyms: sudorific
suppository (noun) a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
suspensory (noun) a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) Synonyms: suspensory bandage
territory (noun) an area of knowledge or interest
(noun) a region marked off for administrative or other purposes Synonyms: district, dominion, territorial dominion
(noun) the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state Synonyms: soil
theory (noun) a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
(noun) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena Synonyms: hypothesis, possibility
(noun) a belief that can guide behavior
trajectory (noun) the path followed by an object moving through space Synonyms: flight
vainglory (noun) outspoken conceit Synonyms: boastfulness
valedictory (noun) a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) Synonyms: valediction, valedictory address, valedictory oration
vesicatory (noun) a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) Synonyms: vesicant
victory (noun) a successful ending of a struggle or contest Synonyms: triumph
vomitory (noun) an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium

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