buffoonery | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank |
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cannery | (noun) a factory where food is canned | - |
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chicanery | (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | Synonyms: chicane, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile |
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confectionery | (noun) the occupation and skills of a confectioner | - |
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(noun) a confectioner's shop | Synonyms: candy store, confectionary |
(noun) candy and other sweets considered collectively | - |
deanery | (noun) the position or office of a dean | Synonyms: deanship |
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(noun) the official residence of a dean | - |
enginery | (noun) machinery consisting of engines collectively | - |
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festoonery | (noun) flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration | Synonyms: festoon |
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finery | (noun) elaborate or showy attire and accessories | - |
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greenery | (noun) green foliage | Synonyms: verdure |
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gunnery | (noun) guns collectively | - |
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joinery | (noun) the craft of a joiner | Synonyms: cabinetmaking |
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(noun) fine woodwork done by a joiner | - |
machinery | (noun) machines or machine systems collectively | - |
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(noun) a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | - |
millinery | (noun) hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner | Synonyms: woman's hat |
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(noun) shop selling women's hats | Synonyms: hat shop |
nunnery | (noun) the convent of a community of nuns | - |
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ornery | (adjective) having a difficult and contrary disposition | Synonyms: cantankerous, crotchety |
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poltroonery | (noun) abject pusillanimity | - |
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refinery | (noun) an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance | - |
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scenery | (noun) the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale | Synonyms: scene |
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(noun) the appearance of a place | - |
stationery | (noun) paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | Synonyms: letter paper |
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tannery | (noun) workplace where skins and hides are tanned | - |
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turnery | (noun) products made on a lathe | - |
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(noun) workshop where objects are made on a lathe | - |
vinery | (noun) a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced | Synonyms: vineyard |
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winery | (noun) an establishment where wine is made | Synonyms: wine maker |
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