eries: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of eries
- series«Word Popularity Bar5/5
series
- noun similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- they were investigating a series of bank robberies
- noun a serialized set of programs
serial.
- a comedy series
- the Masterworks concert series
- noun similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- queries«5/5
query
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; question.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- verb pose a question
question.
- noun an instance of questioning
- fisheries«4/5
fishery
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
piscary.
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- discoveries«4/5
discovery
- noun the act of discovering something
uncovering; find.
- noun something that is discovered
- noun the act of discovering something
- deliveries«4/5
delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
bringing.
- his reluctant delivery of bad news
- noun the event of giving birth
- she had a difficult delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- mysteries«4/5
mystery
- noun something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
secret; closed book; enigma.
- how it got out is a mystery
- it remains one of nature's secrets
- noun a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
mystery story; whodunit.
- noun something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- batteries«4/5
battery
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- noun a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
electric battery.
- noun group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- galleries«4/5
gallery
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
veranda; verandah.
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- groceries«4/5
grocery
- noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
food market; market; grocery store.
- the grocery store included a meat market
- noun (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
foodstuff.
- noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
- arteries«4/5
artery
- noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
arteria; arterial blood vessel.
- noun a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
- noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
- monasteries«4/5
monastery
- noun the residence of a religious community
- noun the residence of a religious community
- cemeteries«3/5
cemetery
- noun a tract of land used for burials
graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; burying ground; burial site; necropolis.
- noun a tract of land used for burials
- recoveries«3/5
recovery
- noun return to an original state
- the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid
- noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
convalescence; recuperation.
- noun return to an original state
- lotteries«3/5
lottery
- noun something that is regarded as a chance event
- the election was just a lottery to them
- noun players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
drawing.
- noun something that is regarded as a chance event
- miseries«3/5
misery
- noun a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
wretchedness; miserableness.
- the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
- noun a feeling of intense unhappiness
- she was exhausted by her misery and grief
- noun a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
- surgeries«3/5
surgery
- noun the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
- he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School
- noun a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
- he read the warning in the doctor's surgery
- noun the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
- nurseries«3/5
nursery
- noun a child's room for a baby
baby's room.
- noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
glasshouse; greenhouse.
- noun a child's room for a baby
- refineries«3/5
refinery
- noun an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
- noun an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
- draperies«3/5
drapery
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
curtain; drape; pall; mantle.
- noun cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- wineries«3/5
winery
- noun distillery where wine is made
wine maker.
- noun distillery where wine is made
- forgeries«3/5
forgery
- noun a copy that is represented as the original
counterfeit.
- noun criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
- noun a copy that is represented as the original
- robberies«3/5
robbery
- noun larceny by threat of violence
- noun plundering during riots or in wartime
looting.
- noun larceny by threat of violence
- tuileries«3/5
tuileries
- noun palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
Tuileries Palace.
- noun formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris
Tuileries Gardens.
- noun palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
- breweries«3/5
brewery
- noun a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- noun a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- bakeries«2/5
bakery
- noun a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
bakehouse; bakeshop.
- noun a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
- collieries«2/5
colliery
- noun a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
pit.
- noun a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- tanneries«2/5
tannery
- noun workplace where skins and hides are tanned
- noun workplace where skins and hides are tanned
- peripheries«2/5
periphery
- noun the outside boundary or surface of something
outer boundary; fringe.
- noun the outside boundary or surface of something
- potteries«2/5
pottery
- noun ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
clayware.
- noun the craft of making earthenware
- noun ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
- hatcheries«2/5
hatchery
- noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- the park authorities operated a trout hatchery
- noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- shrubberies«2/5
shrubbery
- noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- noun a collection of shrubs growing together
- noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- distilleries«2/5
distillery
- noun a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
still.
- noun a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- embroideries«2/5
embroidery
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
embellishment.
- the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
- noun decorative needlework
fancywork.
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- liveries«2/5
livery
- noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
- noun the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
delivery; legal transfer.
- noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
- canneries«2/5
cannery
- noun a factory where food is canned
- noun a factory where food is canned
- rookeries«2/5
rookery
- noun a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
- noun a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
- coteries«2/5
coterie
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
inner circle; camp; ingroup; clique; pack.
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- sorceries«2/5
sorcery
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
black art; black magic; necromancy.
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
- reveries«2/5
revery
- noun an abstracted state of absorption
reverie.
- noun absentminded dreaming while awake
castle in Spain; air castle; daydream; daydreaming; reverie; castle in the air; oneirism.
- noun an abstracted state of absorption
- faeries«2/5
faery
- noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
fairy; fay; faerie; sprite.
- noun the enchanted realm of fairies
faerie; fairyland.
- noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- congeries«2/5
congeries
- noun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
aggregate; conglomeration.
- noun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
- machineries«2/5
machinery
- noun machines or machine systems collectively
- noun a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
- the complex machinery of negotiation
- the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order
- noun machines or machine systems collectively
- flatteries«2/5
flattery
- noun excessive or insincere praise
- noun excessive or insincere praise
- adulteries«2/5
adultery
- noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
criminal conversation; fornication.
- adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce
- noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
- phylacteries«2/5
phylactery
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
tefillin.
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
- eateries«2/5
eatery
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; restaurant.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- presbyteries«2/5
presbytery
- noun building reserved for the officiating clergy
- noun building reserved for the officiating clergy
- nunneries«2/5
nunnery
- noun the convent of a community of nuns
- noun the convent of a community of nuns
- miniseries«2/5
miniseries
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- subseries«2/5
subseries
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- creameries«1/5
creamery
- noun a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
- noun a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
- debaucheries«1/5
debauchery
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
bacchanalia; saturnalia; bacchanal; riot; debauch; drunken revelry; orgy.
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- fripperies«1/5
frippery
- noun something of little value or significance
fluff; bagatelle; frivolity.
- noun something of little value or significance
- piggeries«1/5
piggery
- noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
pig farm.
- noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
- baptisteries«1/5
baptistery
- noun bowl for baptismal water
font; baptistry; baptismal font.
- noun bowl for baptismal water
- patisseries«1/5
patisserie
- noun a bakery specializing in French pastry
- noun a bakery specializing in French pastry
- binderies«1/5
bindery
- noun a workshop where books are bound
- noun a workshop where books are bound
- vineries«1/5
vinery
- noun a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
vineyard.
- noun a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
- treacheries«1/5
treachery
- noun betrayal of a trust
perfidy; perfidiousness.
- noun an act of deliberate betrayal
perfidy; betrayal; treason.
- noun betrayal of a trust
- menageries«1/5
menagerie
- noun a collection of live animals for study or display
- noun the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
zoological garden; zoo.
- noun a collection of live animals for study or display
- commanderies«1/5
commandery
- noun the position or office of commander
commandership.
- noun the position or office of commander
- butcheries«1/5
butchery
- noun a building where animals are butchered
abattoir; shambles; slaughterhouse.
- noun the business of a butcher
butchering.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- traceries«1/5
tracery
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- sceneries«1/5
scenery
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
scene.
- they worked all night painting the scenery
- noun the appearance of a place
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- grotesqueries«1/5
grotesquery
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
grotesquerie; grotesqueness.
- noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
- confectioneries«1/5
confectionery
- noun candy and other sweets considered collectively
- the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks
- noun a confectioner's shop
candy store; confectionary.
- noun candy and other sweets considered collectively
- masteries«1/5
mastery
- noun great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
control; command.
- a good command of French
- noun power to dominate or defeat
supremacy; domination.
- mastery of the seas
- noun great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- gaucheries«1/5
gaucherie
- noun the quality of being rustic or gauche
rusticity.
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act
gaffe; solecism; faux pas; slip.
- noun the quality of being rustic or gauche
- perfumeries«1/5
perfumery
- noun perfumes in general
- noun store where perfumes are sold
- noun perfumes in general
- artilleries«1/5
artillery
- noun large but transportable armament
heavy weapon; ordnance; gun.
- noun an army unit that uses big guns
artillery unit.
- noun large but transportable armament
- imageries«1/5
imagery
- noun the ability to form mental images of things or events
mental imagery; imagination; imaging.
- he could still hear her in his imagination
- noun the ability to form mental images of things or events
- mockeries«1/5
mockery
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; scoff; jeering.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun showing your contempt by derision
- deaneries«1/5
deanery
- noun the official residence of a dean
- noun the position or office of a dean
deanship.
- noun the official residence of a dean
- fooleries«1/5
foolery
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
indulgence; craziness; tomfoolery; folly; lunacy.
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
- aeries«1/5
aery
- noun the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
eyrie; aerie; eyry.
- noun any habitation at a high altitude
eyrie; aerie; eyry.
- noun the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- chanceries«1/5
chancery
- noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
court of chancery.
- noun an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
- noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
- fineries«1/5
finery
- noun elaborate or showy attire and accessories
- noun elaborate or showy attire and accessories
- rockeries«1/5
rockery
- noun a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
rock garden.
- noun a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
- rediscoveries«1/5
rediscovery
- noun the act of discovering again
- noun the act of discovering again
- drolleries«1/5
drollery
- noun a comic incident or series of incidents
comedy; funniness; clowning.
- noun a quaint and amusing jest
waggery.
- noun a comic incident or series of incidents
- causeries«1/5
causerie
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; chin-wagging; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
- drudgeries«1/5
drudgery
- noun hard monotonous routine work
donkeywork; plodding; grind.
- noun hard monotonous routine work
- trickeries«1/5
trickery
- noun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
hanky panky; skulduggery; slickness; jiggery-pokery; hocus-pocus; skullduggery.
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicanery; chicane; wile; shenanigan; guile.
- noun verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
- buffooneries«1/5
buffoonery
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
japery; harlequinade; clowning; frivolity; prank.
- noun acting like a clown or buffoon
- rogueries«1/5
roguery
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief-making; rascality; mischief; mischievousness; roguishness; devilment; deviltry; shenanigan; devilry.
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- psalteries«1/5
psaltery
- noun an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
- noun an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
- witcheries«1/5
witchery
- noun the art of sorcery
witchcraft.
- noun the art of sorcery
- slaveries«1/5
slavery
- noun the state of being under the control of another person
thrall; thraldom; thralldom; bondage.
- noun the practice of owning slaves
slaveholding.
- noun the state of being under the control of another person
- savageries«1/5
savagery
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
savageness.
- 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
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
viciousness; ferociousness; brutality.
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
- cauteries«1/5
cautery
- noun an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
cauterant.
- noun the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterisation; cauterization.
- noun an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
- chicaneries«1/5
chicanery
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
trickery; chicane; wile; shenanigan; guile.
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- knaveries«1/5
knavery
- noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
dishonesty.
- noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
- sculleries«1/5
scullery
- noun 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
- noun 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
- braveries«1/5
bravery
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; braveness; courage.
- noun feeling no fear
fearlessness.
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
- cajoleries«1/5
cajolery
- noun flattery intended to persuade
palaver; blandishment.
- noun flattery intended to persuade
- briberies«1/5
bribery
- noun the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
graft.
- noun the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- mummeries«1/5
mummery
- noun meaningless ceremonies and flattery
flummery.
- noun meaningless ceremonies and flattery
- snobberies«1/5
snobbery
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
snobbism; snobbishness.
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
- railleries«1/5
raillery
- noun light teasing repartee
banter; give-and-take; backchat.
- noun light teasing repartee
- chinoiseries«1/5
chinoiserie
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- butteries«1/5
buttery
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
larder; pantry.
- noun a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- quackeries«1/5
quackery
- noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
empiricism.
- noun the dishonesty of a charlatan
charlatanism.
- noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
- chancelleries«1/5
chancellery
- noun a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- noun a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- microbreweries«1/5
microbrewery
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- brasseries«1/5
brasserie
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- orangeries«1/5
orangery
- noun a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas
- noun a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas
- dysenteries«1/5
dysentery
- noun an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
- noun an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
- mesenteries«1/5
mesentery
- noun a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
- noun a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
- lamaseries«1/5
lamasery
- noun a monastery for lamas
- noun a monastery for lamas
- fopperies«1/5
foppery
The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.
- pineries«1/5
pinery
A pine forest; a grove of pines.
- catteries«1/5
catteries
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- phalansteries«1/5
phalanstery
An association or community organized on the plan of Fourier. See Fourierism .
- ginneries«1/5
- dicasteries«1/5
dicastery
A court of justice; judgment hall. R. J. S. Mill.
- washeries«1/5
Derived words of eries
- veriest«Word Popularity Bar2/5
very
- adjective satellite precisely as stated
- the very center of town
- adjective satellite being the exact same one; not any other:
identical; selfsame.
- this is the identical room we stayed in before
- the themes of his stories are one and the same
- saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers
- on this very spot
- the very thing he said yesterday
- the very man I want to see
- adjective satellite precisely as stated
- cheeriest«1/5
cheery
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
sunny; gay.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
- eeriest«1/5
eerie
- adjective satellite suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- an eerie feeling of deja vu
- adjective satellite inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
eery.
- an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods
- an eerie midnight howl
- adjective satellite suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- periesophageal«1/5
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