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1,832 words match “TORY”

ASSIMILATORY a.
Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; as, assimilatory organs.
ASTRICTORY a.
Astrictive. [R.]
AUDITORY a. 3 definitions
Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear. Auditory canal (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.
AUSCULTATORY a.
Of or pertaining to auscultation. Dunglison.
AUXILIATORY a.
Auxiliary; helping. [Obs.]
BALNEATORY a.
Belonging to a bath. [Obs.]
BENEDICTORY a.
Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer. Thackeray.
BIBITORY a.
Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
BLINDSTORY n.
The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.
CACHINNATORY a.
Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter. Cachinnatory buzzes of approval. Carlyle.
CALCINATORY n.
A vessel used in calcination.
CALCULATORY a.
Belonging to calculation. Sherwood.
CALEFACTORY a. 3 definitions
Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
CALUMNIATORY a.
Containing calumny; slanderous. Montagu.
CANTATORY a.
Caontaining cant or affectation; whining; singing. [R.]
CARDIOINHIBITORY a.
Checking or arresting the heart's action.
CASTIGATORY a. 2 definitions
Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.
CEMENTATORY a.
Having the quality of cementating or uniting firmly.
CENATORY a.
or pertaining to dinner or supper. [R.] The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory garment. Sir T. Browne.
CHRISMATORY n.
A cruet or vessel in which chrism is kept.
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