17-letter words that end in ry
- (you)'ll be sorry — If someone says 'You'll be sorry', they are threatening you or warning you and suggesting that something unpleasant will happen to you because of your actions.
- a different story — You use a different story to refer to a situation, usually a bad one, which exists in one set of circumstances when you have mentioned that it does not exist in another set of circumstances.
- abstinence theory — the theory that interest is payment for conserving current income.
- accidental injury — bodily injury that has an accidental cause, rather than being caused by a disease process or a longstanding medical condition
- active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
- american mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- amoebic dysentery — inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
- analytic geometry — the branch of geometry in which a coordinate graphing system makes visible, using points, lines, and curves, the numerical relationships of algebraic equations
- anti-inflammatory — reducing inflammation
- anti-inflationary — of or relating to measures to counteract or combat inflation
- antirevolutionary — opposed to revolution, esp opposed to a particular revolution and the people who are carrying it out
- appointed actuary — An appointed actuary is an actuary appointed by a life insurance company, whose main role is to carry out a regular valuation of the reserves held to pay future policy benefits.
- armaments factory — a factory for producing armaments
- articulated lorry — a lorry made in two separate sections, a tractor and a trailer, connected by a pivoted bar
- attachment theory — a set of concepts that explain the emergence of an emotional bond between an infant and primary caregiver and the way in which this bond affects the child’s behavioral and emotional development into adulthood. See also attachment (def 3a).
- aviation industry — a collective term for the companies involved in air transport
- barren strawberry — a Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, related to the strawberry that does not produce edible fruit
- binocular rivalry — the phenomenon whereby one is unable to see simultaneously different images presented one to each eye; usually in some areas of the eye the image presented to the left eye is seen, in others that presented to the right eye
- black huckleberry — a low eastern North American shrub, Gaylussacia baccata, of the heath family, having yellowish-green leaves with resinous dots on the underside, clustered orange-red flowers, and shiny, black, edible fruit.
- bluegrass country — region in central Ky. where there is much bluegrass
- boulder raspberry — a shrub, Rubus deliciosus, of Colorado, having large white flowers and purple fruit.
- building industry — the economic sector comprising all companies involved in construction
- cardiorespiratory — of, relating to, or affecting the heart and respiratory system.
- circumlocutionary — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- collective memory — the shared memories of a group, family, race, etc
- colloid chemistry — the study of colloids.
- common of turbary — (in England) the legal right to cut peat for fuel on a common
- company secretary — A company secretary is a person whose job within a company is to keep the legal affairs, accounts, and administration in order.
- complexity theory — the study of complex systems, including subjects such as chaos theory and genetic algorithms
- conspiracy theory — A conspiracy theory is a belief that a group of people are secretly trying to harm someone or achieve something. You usually use this term to suggest that you think this is unlikely.
- costume jewellery — Costume jewellery is jewellery made from cheap materials.
- court of chancery — (in the US) a court of equity
- court-of-chancery — chancery (def 4a).
- cypriot syllabary — a syllabic script in use on Cyprus in the first millennium b.c., used for the writing of Greek and of an unknown language.
- defence secretary — the member of a government who is responsible for the country's armed forces
- diaphragm pessary — a device for inserting into the vagina to deliver a drug, such as a contraceptive
- disaster recovery — (business) (DR) Planning and implementation of procedures and facilities for use when essential systems are not available for a period long enough to have a significant impact on the business, e.g. when the head office is blown up. Disasters include natural: fire, flood, lightning, hurricane; hardware: power failure, component failure, head crash; software failure: bugs, resources; vandalism: arson, bombing, cracking, theft; data corruption or loss: human error, media failure; communications: computer network equipment, network storm, telephones; security: passwords compromised, computer virus; legal: change in legislation; personnel: unavailability of essential staff, industrial action. Companies need to plan for disaster: before: risk analysis, preventive measures, training; during: how should staff and systems respond; after: recovery measures, post mortem analysis. Hardware can usually be replaced and is usually insured. Software and data needs to be backed up off site. Alternative communication systems should be arranged in case of network failure or inaccessible premises, e.g. emergency telephone number, home working, alternative data center.
- dwarf huckleberry — tangleberry.
- eyelet embroidery — a piece of embroidery decorated with such work
- footmen's gallery — the rearmost section of seats in the balcony of an English theater, especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- foreign secretary — foreign minister.
- garden strawberry — a plant which has white flowers and red edible fruits and is spread by runners, Fragaria ananassa
- general secretary — the chief administrator of an organization
- go to the country — If a head of government or a government goes to the country, they hold a general election.
- heritage industry — an industry that manages the historical sites, buildings, and museums in a particular place, with the aim of encouraging tourism
- household cavalry — (in Britain) cavalry units forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- hyperinflationary — (economics) Having very high levels of inflation.
- indian strawberry — a plant, Duchesnea indica, of the rose family, native to India, having yellow flowers and inedible fruit resembling strawberries.
- industrial injury — an injury sustained by an employee of an industrial company during the course of their work
- innominate artery — brachiocephalic artery.
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