12-letter words that end in ry
- exaggeratory — Exaggerative.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- exprobratory — acting as a reproach
- extortionary — Of, relating to, or typical of extortion.
- extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- facilitatory — That serves to facilitate.
- field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
- film library — a collection of films, motion pictures, videodiscs, videocassettes, and any other materials stored on film.
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- flagellatory — relating to flagellation
- flaky pastry — variety of puff pastry
- flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
- flat battery — power cell that has run down
- flimflammery — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- flow country — an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
- gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- grand canary — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
- graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
- greengrocery — a greengrocer's shop.
- groin injury — any injury to the groin area, esp suffered by a sports player
- group theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.
- haberdashery — a haberdasher's shop.
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- heart cherry — a large, heart-shaped variety of sweet cherry having soft flesh.
- high and dry — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- hill country — hilly area
- home and dry — If you say that someone is, in British English home and dry, or in American English home free, you mean that they have been successful or that they are certain to be successful.
- home country — the country a person comes from
- hooray henry — a young upper-class man, often with affectedly hearty voice and manners
- horror story — a story, movie, etc., that entertains or fascinates by shocking or frightening, especially by an emphasis on bloodshed or supernatural forces.
- host country — nation staging an international event
- hurry-scurry — headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- iliac artery — Also called common iliac artery. either of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- illustratory — Serving to illustrate.
- inauguratory — Inaugural; being the first instance.
- inclusionary — (of zoning, housing programs, etc.) stipulating that a certain percentage of new housing will be priced within the reach of middle-income buyers or renters.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.