16-letter words containing ory
- second-story man — a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.
- selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
- self-explanatory — explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
- sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
- shaggy dog story — a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line.
- shaggy-dog story — a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- street directory — a directory containing an alphabetical list of streets along with other information such as the names and addresses of householders and tradespeople
- the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
- un-contradictory — asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
- undiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- virgin territory — place never visited
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).