Words that rhyme with jewelry
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fluently
adv 1: in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently" -
foolery
n 1: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence] -
lechery
n 1: unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity -
library
n 1: a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library" 2: a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing 3: a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study [syn: library, depository library] 4: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [syn: library, program library, subroutine library] 5: a building that houses a collection of books and other materials -
lingerie
n 1: women's underwear and nightclothes [syn: lingerie, intimate apparel] -
literary
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism" 2: knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" 3: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style" -
luxury
n 1: something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity 2: the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive [syn: lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity, sumptuousness] 3: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness] -
maxillary
adj 1: of or relating to the upper jaw n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium [syn: upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary] -
menagerie
n 1: a collection of live animals for study or display 2: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: menagerie, zoo, zoological garden] -
pecuniary
adj 1: relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services" [syn: monetary, pecuniary] -
penitentiary
adj 1: used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions" 2: showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words" [syn: penitential, penitentiary] n 1: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: penitentiary, pen] -
penury
n 1: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization] -
perjury
n 1: criminal offense of making false statements under oath [syn: perjury, bearing false witness, lying under oath] -
pillory
n 1: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn v 1: expose to ridicule or public scorn [syn: pillory, gibbet] 2: punish by putting in a pillory 3: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast, pillory, crucify] -
plenipotentiary
n 1: a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government -
precursory
adj 1: warning of future misfortune [syn: precursory, premonitory] -
promissory
adj 1: relating to or having the character of a promise; "promissory note" -
provisory
adj 1: subject to a proviso; "a provisory clause" -
psychosurgery
n 1: brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems -
raillery
n 1: light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give- and-take, backchat] -
reliquary
n 1: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) -
rosary
n 1: a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics) [syn: rosary, prayer beads] -
rotisserie
n 1: an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns 2: a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats -
saddlery
n 1: gear for a horse [syn: stable gear, saddlery, tack] 2: workshop where a saddler works -
salary
n 1: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary] -
savagery
n 1: the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums" [syn: savageness, savagery] 2: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery] 3: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery] -
scullery
n 1: a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done -
sensory
adj 1: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" [syn: centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)] 2: involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience"; "sensory channels" [syn: sensory, sensorial] [ant: extrasensory, paranormal] 3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" [syn: sensational, sensory] -
slithery
adj 1: having a slippery surface or quality ; "slithery mud"; "slithery eels" -
soldiery
n 1: soldiers collectively [syn: military personnel, soldiery, troops] -
smothery
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