7-letter words that end in ry
- mercury — Chemistry. a heavy, silver-white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one that is liquid at room temperature; quicksilver: used in barometers, thermometers, pesticides, pharmaceutical preparations, reflecting surfaces of mirrors, and dental fillings, in certain switches, lamps, and other electric apparatus, and as a laboratory catalyst. Symbol: Hg; atomic weight: 200.59; atomic number: 80; specific gravity: 13.546 at 20°C; freezing point: −38.9°C; boiling point: 357°C.
- mickery — a waterhole, esp in a dry riverbed
- miliary — resembling millet seeds.
- mimicry — the act, practice, or art of mimicking.
- mistery — Archaic form of mystery (a trade).
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- monkery — the mode of life, behavior, etc., of monks; monastic life.
- mortary — of or like mortar
- mothery — Consisting of, containing, or resembling mother (in vinegar).
- mousery — a place infested with mice
- mummery — the performance of mummers.
- mystery — anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature.
- mystory — (philosophy) A pedagogical genre encouraging the exploration of history as an open-minded individual rather than an analytical historian following institutional norms.
- nailery — a nail factory
- nattery — irritable; peevish
- nectary — Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- nessary — Eye dialect of necessary.
- newbery — John, 1713–67, English publisher.
- newbury — a market town in West Berkshire unitary authority, S England: scene of a Parliamentarian victory (1643) and a Royalist victory (1644) during the Civil War; telecommunications, racecourse. Pop: 32 675 (2001)
- nimeiry — Gaafar Muhammad al- [gah-fahr,, al] /ˈgɑ fɑr,, æl/ (Show IPA), 1930–2009, Sudanese political leader: president 1969–85.
- nonjury — a trial without a jury
- nookery — a snug, secure, or cozy nook.
- noshery — (informal) A restaurant.
- nullary — (programming) A description of an operator or function which takes no arguments, e.g. a function that returns the current time. "Nullary" is part of the unary, binary, ternary sequence, and is more common than its synonym niladic.
- nummary — of or relating to coins or money.
- nunnery — a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.
- nursery — a room or place set apart for young children.
- nuttery — an area where trees that bear nuts are grown
- obolary — poor or having only coins of low value in one's possession
- olitory — a kitchen garden for growing herbs and vegetables
- olivary — shaped like an olive.
- oratory — skill or eloquence in public speaking: The evangelist moved thousands to repentance with his oratory.
- ossuary — a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
- ostiary — Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- overdry — to dry too much
- ovulary — the part of a plant's anatomy where ovules develop
- palmary — having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.
- pan-fry — to fry in a small amount of fat, as in a skillet or shallow pan; sauté.
- parlary — Polari.
- peatary — an area covered with peat; peat bog
- peccary — any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina) having a dark gray coat with a white collar.
- pedlary — peddlery.
- pedlery — peddlery.
- peppery — full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.
- perjury — the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
- pessary — a device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus.
- petrary — a weapon used to propel stones
- phratry — a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- pickery — petty theft
- piggery — a pigsty or pig breeder's establishment.