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34 Words That Contain LEY

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alley (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides Synonyms: alleyway, back street
(noun) a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins Synonyms: bowling alley, skittle alley
alleyway (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides Synonyms: alley, back street
baddeleyite (noun) a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide
bailey (noun) the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
(noun) the outer courtyard of a castle
barley (noun) a grain of barley Synonyms: barleycorn
(noun) cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
barleycorn (noun) a grain of barley Synonyms: barley
(noun) a grain of barley
buckleya (noun) parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits Synonyms: Buckleya distichophylla
cattleya (noun) any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
diddley (noun) a small worthless amount Synonyms: diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddly, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, shit, squat
doyley (noun) a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl Synonyms: doily, doyly
galley (noun) the area for food preparation on a ship Synonyms: caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley
(noun) the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
(noun) (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
(noun) a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
hartley (noun) a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10. Synonyms: ban, dit, Hart
holey (adjective) allowing passage in and out Synonyms: porous
kiley (noun) an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex Synonyms: kylie
langley (noun) unit of solar radiation
ley (noun) a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Synonyms: grazing land, lea, pasture, pasture land, pastureland
medley (noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources Synonyms: pastiche, potpourri
motley (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly Synonyms: calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
(adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry
(noun) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
(noun) a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
(verb) make motley; color with different colors Synonyms: parti-color
(verb) make something more diverse and varied Synonyms: variegate, vary
paisley (noun) a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
parley (noun) a negotiation between enemies
(verb) discuss, as between enemies
parsley (noun) aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
(noun) annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves Synonyms: Petroselinum crispum
pulley (noun) a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Synonyms: block, pulley-block, pulley block
pussley (noun) weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan Synonyms: common purslane, Portulaca oleracea, pussly, verdolagas
ridley (noun) a marine turtle
scaley (adjective) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Synonyms: scaled, scaly
smiley (noun) an emoticon of a smiling face
tomalley (noun) edible greenish substance in boiled lobster
trolley (noun) a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity Synonyms: streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley car
trolleybus (noun) a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires Synonyms: trackless trolley, trolley coach
valley (noun) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river Synonyms: vale
volley (noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms Synonyms: burst, fusillade, salvo
(noun) a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
(verb) utter rapidly
(verb) make a volley
(verb) discharge in, or as if in, a volley
(verb) hit before it touches the ground
(verb) be dispersed in a volley
volleyball (noun) a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands Synonyms: volley ball, volleyball game
(noun) an inflated ball used in playing volleyball Synonyms: volley ball
walleye (noun) pike-like freshwater perches Synonyms: dory, jack salmon, Stizostedion vitreum, walleyed pike
(noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward Synonyms: divergent strabismus, exotropia
walleyed (adjective) having divergent strabismus

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