| -ery or -ry | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| 1. | indicating a place of business or some other activity: bakery; brewery; refinery |
| 2. | indicating a class or collection of things: cutlery; greenery |
| 3. | indicating qualities or actions collectively: snobbery; trickery |
| 4. | indicating a practice or occupation: husbandry |
| 5. | indicating a state or condition: slavery |
| [from Old French -erie; see | |
| -ry or -ry | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| [from Old French -erie; see | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| -ry | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| a variant of -ery : dentistry | |