Nouns Containing ORY
Here's the list of all the 229 Nouns Containing ORY in the English Language.
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| history | 1. the aggregate of past events 2. a record or narrative description of past events More Definitions → |
| directory | 1. an alphabetical list of names and addresses 2. (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk) More Definitions → |
| category | 1. a collection of things sharing a common attribute 2. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme More Definitions → |
| memory | 1. something that is remembered 2. the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered More Definitions → |
| story | 1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program 2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events More Definitions → |
| theory | 1. a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena 2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena More Definitions → |
| laboratory | 1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research 2. a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation More Definitions → |
| factory | 1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing More Definitions → |
| advisory | 1. an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat More Definitions → |
| inventory | 1. a detailed list of all the items in stock 2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand More Definitions → |
| territory | 1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 2. an area of knowledge or interest More Definitions → |
| accessory | 1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing 2. a supplementary component that improves capability More Definitions → |
| victory | 1. a successful ending of a struggle or contest More Definitions → |
| glory | 1. a state of high honor 2. brilliant radiant beauty More Definitions → |
| mandatory | 1. the recipient of a mandate 2. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves More Definitions → |
| repository | 1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping 2. a person to whom a secret is entrusted More Definitions → |
| respiratory | More Definitions → |
| ivory | 1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses 2. a shade of white the color of bleached bones More Definitions → |
| compulsory | More Definitions → |
| observatory | 1. a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena 2. a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings More Definitions → |
| hickory | 1. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees 2. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts More Definitions → |
| conservatory | 1. the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts 2. a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts More Definitions → |
| auditory | More Definitions → |
| trajectory | 1. the path followed by an object moving through space More Definitions → |
| depository | 1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping More Definitions → |
| storyline | 1. the plot of a book or play or film More Definitions → |
| ambulatory | 1. a covered walkway (as in a cloister) More Definitions → |
| contradictory | 1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time More Definitions → |
| savory | 1. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 2. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions More Definitions → |
| refractory | 1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace More Definitions → |
| storyteller | 1. someone who tells a story 2. someone who tells lies More Definitions → |
| priory | 1. religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress More Definitions → |
| armory | 1. a collection of resources 2. all the weapons and equipment that a country has More Definitions → |
| dormitory | 1. a college or university building containing living quarters for students 2. a large sleeping room containing several beds More Definitions → |
| repertory | 1. a storehouse where a stock of things is kept 2. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation More Definitions → |
| signatory | 1. someone who signs and is bound by a document More Definitions → |
| olfactory | More Definitions → |
| storybook | 1. a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) More Definitions → |
| lavatory | 1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets 2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face More Definitions → |
| purgatory | 1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering 2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins More Definitions → |
| contributory | More Definitions → |
| prehistory | 1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word More Definitions → |
| secretory | More Definitions → |
| allegory | 1. a short moral story (often with animal characters) 2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea More Definitions → |
| rectory | 1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector More Definitions → |
| dory | 1. a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled 2. pike-like freshwater perches More Definitions → |
| oratory | 1. addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) More Definitions → |
| oryx | 1. large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns More Definitions → |
| promontory | 1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) More Definitions → |
| chicory | 1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute 2. perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads More Definitions → |
| crematory | 1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated 2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes More Definitions → |
| manufactory | 1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing More Definitions → |
| corynebacterium | 1. any species of the genus Corynebacterium More Definitions → |
| suppository | 1. a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts More Definitions → |
| lory | 1. small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits More Definitions → |
| refectory | 1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) More Definitions → |
| interrogatory | 1. formal systematic questioning More Definitions → |
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