Words that rhyme with pillory
Pillory is a 3-syllable word with 179 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are accessory, adversary, advisory. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of pillory
- 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
- expose to ridicule or public scorn
- punish by putting in a pillory
3 syllables
- archery
- augury
- bestiary
- burglary
- bursary
- butchery
- celery
- chancery
- chandlery
- colliery
- contrary
- cursory
- cutlery
- drollery
- drudgery
- equerry
- estuary
- feathery
- fishery
- foolery
- forgery
- gallery
- gingery
- glossary
- grocery
- hatchery
- horary
- hosiery
- injury
- jugglery
- lathery
- leathery
- lechery
- library
- luxury
- menagerie
- mercury
- misery
- nursery
- orrery
- ossuary
- patisserie
- penury
- perjury
- raillery
- rosary
- rotisserie
- saddlery
- salary
- scullery
- sensory
- slithery
- soldiery
- sorcery
- surgery
- tertiary
- tracery
- treachery
- treasury
- usury
- witchery
- chinoiserie
- pessary
- february
- stitchery
- hillary
- january
- heathery
- smothery
- guillory
- hilleary
- hillery
- killory
- tillery
- mercery
- pituri
- hilary
- valery
- ellery
4 syllables
- accessory
- adversary
- advisory
- ancillary
- antiquary
- arbitrary
- armillary
- artillery
- bacillary
- cajolery
- capillary
- cassowary
- chancellery
- commissary
- compulsory
- corollary
- cryosurgery
- debauchery
- delusory
- derisory
- dispensary
- distillery
- emissary
- exemplary
- fiduciary
- formulary
- fritillary
- funerary
- greengrocery
- honorary
- illusory
- imagery
- incendiary
- janissary
- judiciary
- kilocalorie
- lamasery
- literary
- maxillary
- necessary
- orangery
- papillary
- pecuniary
- precursory
- promissory
- provisory
- reliquary
- savagery
- stipendiary
- tomfoolery
- tutelary
- medullary
- axillary
- carpellary
- cinerary
- pupillary
- scapulary
- justiciary
- cartulary
- incensory
- vulnerary
- possessory
- revisory
- dimissory
- vavasory
5 syllables
- anniversary
- beneficiary
- capitulary
- caravanserai
- constabulary
- domiciliary
- epistolary
- evidentiary
- extrasensory
- haberdashery
- intercalary
- itinerary
- microsurgery
- neurosurgery
- penitentiary
- psychosurgery
- supervisory
- unliterary
- unnecessary
- vocabulary
- codicillary
- intercessory
- interlibrary
- subaxillary
- submaxillary
- premaxillary
6 syllables
Examples of "pillory" in lyrics
See how pillory is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Metaphysical wizardry hanging emcee on the pillory"
Bronze Nazareth f/ Kevlaar 7 — Poisonous Saliva
What do these rhymes mean?
- accessory
- aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime" furnishing added support
- adversary
- someone who offers opposition
- advisory
- giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative" an announcement that usually advises or
- ancillary
- furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- anniversary
- the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "pillory" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like accessory, adversary, advisory create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "pillory" has 3 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.