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726 Nouns That End With RY

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abhenry (noun) a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
accessary (noun) someone who helps another person commit a crime Synonyms: accessory
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
acidimetry (noun) volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present
actinometry (noun) measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
actuary (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) Synonyms: statistician
adultery (noun) extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations Synonyms: criminal conversation, fornication
adversary (noun) someone who offers opposition Synonyms: antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
advisory (noun) an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
aery (noun) any habitation at a high altitude Synonyms: aerie, eyrie, eyry
(noun) the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) Synonyms: aerie, eyrie, eyry
algometry (noun) measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure
alkalimetry (noun) volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present
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
allometry (noun) the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
allopatry (noun) the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
ambulatory (noun) a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
amphigory (noun) nonsensical writing (usually verse) Synonyms: nonsense verse
ancestry (noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Synonyms: derivation, filiation, lineage
(noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual Synonyms: blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
anemometry (noun) measuring wind speed and direction
anniversary (noun) the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) Synonyms: day of remembrance
annualry (noun) the third finger (especially of the left hand) Synonyms: ring finger
anthropolatry (noun) the worship of human beings Synonyms: worship of man
anthropometry (noun) measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
antiphonary (noun) bound collection of antiphons Synonyms: antiphonal
antiquary (noun) an expert or collector of antiquities Synonyms: antiquarian, archaist
apery (noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior Synonyms: mimicry
apiary (noun) a shed containing a number of beehives Synonyms: bee house
apothecary (noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Synonyms: chemist, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller
arborolatry (noun) the worship of trees Synonyms: tree-worship
archdeaconry (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archery (noun) the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
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
armoury (noun) a place where arms are manufactured Synonyms: armory, 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: armory, arsenal
(noun) all the weapons and equipment that a country has Synonyms: armory, arsenal
(noun) a collection of resources Synonyms: armory, inventory
artery (noun) a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
(noun) a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body Synonyms: arteria, arterial blood vessel
artillery (noun) large but transportable armament Synonyms: gun, heavy weapon, ordnance
(noun) a means of persuading or arguing Synonyms: weapon
(noun) an army unit that uses big guns Synonyms: artillery unit
artistry (noun) a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation Synonyms: art, prowess
astrolatry (noun) the worship of planets or stars Synonyms: worship of heavenly bodies
astrometry (noun) the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
asymmetry (noun) (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
audiometry (noun) measuring sensitivity of hearing
(noun) the measurement of hearing Synonyms: audiology
augury (noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come Synonyms: foretoken, preindication, sign
autolatry (noun) the worship of yourself Synonyms: idiolatry, self-worship
auxiliary (noun) someone who acts as assistant Synonyms: aide
aviary (noun) a building where birds are kept Synonyms: bird sanctuary, volary
bakery (noun) a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold Synonyms: bakehouse, bakeshop
banditry (noun) the practice of plundering in gangs
baneberry (noun) a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries Synonyms: cohosh, herb Christopher
(noun) a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
baptistery (noun) bowl for baptismal water Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistry, font
baptistry (noun) bowl for baptismal water Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistery, font
barberry (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
bardolatry (noun) the idolization of William Shakespeare
barratry (noun) the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
(noun) (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo
(noun) the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
(noun) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments Synonyms: simony
basketry (noun) the craft of basket making
bathymetry (noun) measuring the depths of the oceans Synonyms: plumbing
battery (noun) an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact Synonyms: assault and battery
(noun) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target Synonyms: barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
(noun) a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series Synonyms: electric battery
(noun) a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores Synonyms: stamp battery
(noun) a collection of related things intended for use together
(noun) group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
(noun) a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
bawdry (noun) lewd or obscene talk or writing Synonyms: bawdy
bayberry (noun) West Indian tree; source of bay rum Synonyms: bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, wild cinnamon
(noun) deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries Synonyms: candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, waxberry
bearberry (noun) chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
(noun) deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States Synonyms: Ilex decidua, possum haw, winterberry
(noun) shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada Synonyms: bearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus
beaugregory (noun) a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies Synonyms: Pomacentrus leucostictus
beggary (noun) a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) Synonyms: begging, mendicancy
(noun) the state of being a beggar or mendicant Synonyms: mendicancy, mendicity
belfry (noun) a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
(noun) a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building Synonyms: campanile
beneficiary (noun) the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Synonyms: benefactive role
(noun) the recipient of funds or other benefits Synonyms: donee
berry (noun) any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
(noun) a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
bestiary (noun) a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
bewitchery (noun) magnetic personal charm Synonyms: animal magnetism, beguilement
bibliolatry (noun) the worship of the Bible Synonyms: Bible-worship
bicentenary (noun) the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Synonyms: bicentennial
bigotry (noun) the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
bilberry (noun) blue-black berries similar to American blueberries Synonyms: European blueberry, whortleberry
(noun) erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries Synonyms: mountain blue berry, thin-leaved bilberry, Viccinium membranaceum
(noun) erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries Synonyms: blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry
bimillenary (noun) a span of 2000 years Synonyms: bimillennium
(noun) the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Synonyms: bimillennium
binary (noun) a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system Synonyms: binary program
(noun) a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation Synonyms: binary star, double star
bindery (noun) a workshop where books are bound
biochemistry (noun) the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
biometry (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis Synonyms: biometrics, biostatistics
bishopry (noun) the office and dignity of a bishop Synonyms: episcopate
bitchery (noun) aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman
blackberry (noun) large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
(noun) bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle Synonyms: blackberry bush
blaeberry (noun) erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries Synonyms: bilberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry
blazonry (noun) the official symbols of a family, state, etc. Synonyms: arms, blazon, coat of arms
bloodberry (noun) bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas Synonyms: blood berry, Rivina humilis, rouge plant, rougeberry
blueberry (noun) sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants
(noun) any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries Synonyms: blueberry bush
bookbindery (noun) a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books
boundary (noun) the greatest possible degree of something Synonyms: bound, limit
(noun) the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Synonyms: bound, bounds
(noun) a line determining the limits of an area Synonyms: bound, edge
boxberry (noun) spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil Synonyms: checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry, wintergreen
(noun) creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries Synonyms: Mitchella repens, partridgeberry, twinberry
boysenberry (noun) large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries
(noun) cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries Synonyms: boysenberry bush
bravery (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear Synonyms: braveness, courage, courageousness
(noun) feeling no fear Synonyms: fearlessness
breviary (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily by certain priests and members of religious orders
brewery (noun) a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
bribery (noun) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage Synonyms: graft
buffoonery (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon Synonyms: clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank
buggery (noun) intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman Synonyms: anal intercourse, anal sex, sodomy
bunchberry (noun) creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Synonyms: Cornus canadensis, crackerberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry
burglary (noun) entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
bursary (noun) the treasury of a public institution or religious order
butchery (noun) the business of a butcher Synonyms: butchering
(noun) the savage and excessive killing of many people Synonyms: carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter
(noun) a building where animals are butchered Synonyms: abattoir, shambles, slaughterhouse
buttery (noun) a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
(noun) a small storeroom for storing foods or wines Synonyms: larder, pantry
cabinetry (noun) the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) Synonyms: cabinetwork
cajolery (noun) flattery intended to persuade Synonyms: blandishment, palaver
calamary (noun) (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food Synonyms: calamari, squid
calorimetry (noun) measurement of quantities of heat

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