7-Letter Nouns Ending With Y

Here's the list of all the 767 7-Letter Nouns Ending With Y in the English Language.

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privacy
1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
2. the condition of being concealed or hidden
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company
1. an institution created to conduct business
2. small military unit; usually two or three platoons
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history
1. the aggregate of past events
2. a record or narrative description of past events
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quality
1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
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country
1. a politically organized body of people under a single government
2. the territory occupied by a nation
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gallery
1. spectators at a golf or tennis match
2. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
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library
1. a room where books are kept
2. a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
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society
1. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
2. a formal association of people with similar interests
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display
1. something intended to communicate a particular impression
2. something shown to the public
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holiday
1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
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summary
1. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
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jewelry
1. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
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primary
1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
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century
1. a period of 100 years
2. ten 10s
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faculty
1. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school
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ability
1. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
2. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
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battery
1. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
2. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
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variety
1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
2. noticeable heterogeneity
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economy
1. the system of production and distribution and consumption
2. the efficient use of resources
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monthly
1. a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
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fantasy
1. imagination unrestricted by reality
2. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
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surgery
1. the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
2. a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
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therapy
1. (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
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reality
1. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
2. the state of being actual or real
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academy
1. a secondary school (usually private)
2. an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
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utility
1. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
2. the quality of being of practical use
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factory
1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
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highway
1. a major road for any form of motor transport
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biology
1. the science that studies living organisms
2. characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
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gateway
1. an entrance that can be closed by a gate
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poverty
1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
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mystery
1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
2. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
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journey
1. the act of traveling from one place to another
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density
1. the amount per unit size
2. the spatial property of being crowded together
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liberty
1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
2. freedom of choice
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victory
1. a successful ending of a struggle or contest
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inquiry
1. a search for knowledge
2. an instance of questioning
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mercury
1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
2. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
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pottery
1. ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
2. the craft of making earthenware
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charity
1. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
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penalty
1. the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
2. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
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lottery
1. something that is regarded as a chance event
2. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
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railway
1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels
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grocery
1. a marketplace where groceries are sold
2. (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
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anxiety
1. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
2. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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ecology
1. the environment as it relates to living organisms
2. the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
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royalty
1. payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
2. royal persons collectively
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laundry
1. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
2. workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
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nursery
1. a child's room for a baby
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elderly
1. people who are old collectively
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enquiry
1. an instance of questioning
2. a search for knowledge
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timothy
1. grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
2. a grass grown for hay
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trinity
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
2. three people considered as a unit
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harmony
1. compatibility in opinion and action
2. the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
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embassy
1. a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
2. an ambassador and his entourage collectively
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custody
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
2. holding by the police
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gravity
1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
2. a manner that is serious and solemn
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anatomy
1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
2. alternative names for the body of a human being
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clarity
1. free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
2. the quality of clear water
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dietary
1. a regulated daily food allowance
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allergy
1. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
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geology
1. a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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destiny
1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
2. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
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obesity
1. more than average fatness
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tragedy
1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
2. drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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novelty
1. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
2. originality by virtue of being new and surprising
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poultry
1. a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
2. flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
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imagery
1. the ability to form mental images of things or events
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pathway
1. a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
2. a trodden path
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loyalty
1. the quality of being loyal
2. feelings of allegiance
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odyssey
1. a long wandering and eventful journey
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parkway
1. a wide scenic road planted with trees
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balcony
1. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
2. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
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slavery
1. the state of being under the control of another person
2. the practice of owning slaves
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vacancy
1. being unoccupied
2. an empty area or space
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dignity
1. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
2. formality in bearing and appearance
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scenery
1. the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
2. the appearance of a place
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trilogy
1. a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme
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regency
1. the period of time during which a regent governs
2. the office of a regent
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majesty
1. impressiveness in scale or proportion
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fishery
1. a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
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dynasty
1. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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amnesty
1. a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
2. a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
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varsity
1. a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
2. a team representing a college or university
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getaway
1. the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
2. a rapid escape (as by criminals)
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trolley
1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
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honesty
1. the quality of being honest
2. southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
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cutlery
1. a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
2. tableware implements for cutting and eating food
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standby
1. something that can be relied on when needed
2. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
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archery
1. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
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annuity
1. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
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latency
1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
2. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
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subsidy
1. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
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overlay
1. protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
2. a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
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synergy
1. the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
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seventy
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
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hickory
1. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
2. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
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freeway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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robbery
1. larceny by threat of violence
2. plundering during riots or in wartime
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chimney
1. a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
2. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
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masonry
1. structure built of stone or brick by a mason
2. the craft of a mason
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brewery
1. a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
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urgency
1. the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2. pressing importance requiring speedy action
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analogy
1. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
2. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
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langley
1. unit of solar radiation
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mastery
1. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
2. power to dominate or defeat
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whiskey
1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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foundry
1. factory where metal castings are produced
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roadway
1. a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
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anarchy
1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
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apology
1. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
2. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
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entropy
1. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
2. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
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cavalry
1. troops trained to fight on horseback
2. a highly mobile army unit
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cruelty
1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
2. feelings of extreme heartlessness
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alchemy
1. the way two individuals relate to each other
2. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
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firefly
1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
2. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
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agility
1. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
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runaway
1. an easy victory
2. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
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weekday
1. any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
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ecstasy
1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
2. a state of elated bliss
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grizzly
1. powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
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secrecy
1. the trait of keeping things secret
2. the condition of being concealed or hidden
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anomaly
1. deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
2. a person who is unusual
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urology
1. the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system
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zoology
1. all the animal life in a particular region or period
2. the branch of biology that studies animals
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tyranny
1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
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hallway
1. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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doorway
1. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
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paisley
1. a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
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orderly
1. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
2. a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
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prodigy
1. an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
2. a sign of something about to happen
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hosiery
1. socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
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estuary
1. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
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fairway
1. the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
2. the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
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parsley
1. annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
2. aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
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turnkey
1. someone who guards prisoners
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cookery
1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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autopsy
1. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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potency
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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liturgy
1. a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
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rivalry
1. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
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tourney
1. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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duality
1. being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
2. (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
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amenity
1. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
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infancy
1. the early stage of growth or development
2. the earliest state of immaturity
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raceway
1. a canal for a current of water
2. a course over which races are run
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empathy
1. understanding and entering into another's feelings
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tenancy
1. an act of being a tenant or occupant
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hackney
1. a carriage for hire
2. a compact breed of harness horse
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opacity
1. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
2. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
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puberty
1. the time of life when sex glands become functional
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lullaby
1. a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
2. the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
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calvary
1. any experience that causes intense suffering
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beltway
1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
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bravery
1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
2. feeling no fear
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fluency
1. powerful and effective language
2. skillfulness in speaking or writing
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sorcery
1. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
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progeny
1. the immediate descendants of a person
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bribery
1. the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
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walkway
1. a path set aside for walking
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perjury
1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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acidity
1. the property of being acidic
2. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
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decency
1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2. the quality of being polite and respectable
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fallacy
1. a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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forgery
1. a copy that is represented as the original
2. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
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ashtray
1. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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alimony
1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
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drapery
1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
2. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
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modesty
1. freedom from vanity or conceit
2. formality and propriety of manner
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bigotry
1. the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
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atrophy
1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
2. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
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actuary
1. someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
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leprosy
1. chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
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hearsay
1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
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larceny
1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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workday
1. a day on which work is done
2. the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
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joinery
1. fine woodwork done by a joiner
2. the craft of a joiner
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headway
1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
2. forward movement
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mockery
1. showing your contempt by derision
2. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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bursary
1. the treasury of a public institution or religious order
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brevity
1. the use of brief expressions
2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
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primacy
1. the state of being first in importance
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chutney
1. a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
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reentry
1. the act of entering again
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rectory
1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
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archway
1. a passageway under a curved masonry construction
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topiary
1. a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
2. making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees
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buttery
1. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
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ternary
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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truancy
1. failure to attend (especially school)
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cutaway
1. a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
2. a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
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tramway
1. a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
2. the track on which trams or streetcars run
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viceroy
1. governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
2. showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
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oratory
1. addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
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geodesy
1. the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
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bindery
1. a workshop where books are bound
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daylily
1. any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day
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cannery
1. a factory where food is canned
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paucity
1. an insufficient quantity or number
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savoury
1. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
2. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
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blarney
1. flattery designed to gain favor
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frailty
1. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
2. moral weakness
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cockney
1. the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
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armoury
1. a collection of resources
2. all the weapons and equipment that a country has
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tannery
1. workplace where skins and hides are tanned
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caraway
1. a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
2. leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
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deanery
1. the official residence of a dean
2. the position or office of a dean
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wallaby
1. any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
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gunnery
1. guns collectively
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granary
1. a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
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anchovy
1. tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces
2. small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
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lamprey
1. primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
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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
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trisomy
1. chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
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falsity
1. the state of being false or untrue
2. a false statement
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mimicry
1. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
2. the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
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prosody
1. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
2. (prosody) a system of versification
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baloney
1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
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thruway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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epitaxy
1. growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate
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comfrey
1. perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
2. leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
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nunnery
1. the convent of a community of nuns
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probity
1. complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
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diddley
1. a small worthless amount
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taxiway
1. a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
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homeboy
1. a fellow male member of a youth gang
2. a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
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rookery
1. a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
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chantry
1. an endowment for the singing of Masses
2. a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
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revelry
1. unrestrained merrymaking
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crybaby
1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
2. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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noonday
1. the middle of the day
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palfrey
1. especially a light saddle horse for a woman
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perfidy
1. betrayal of a trust
2. an act of deliberate betrayal
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panoply
1. a complete and impressive array
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nullity
1. the state of nonexistence
2. something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)
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patency
1. the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
2. the property of being easy to see and understand
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recency
1. a time immediately before the present
2. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
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7-Letter Nouns Ending With Y