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Promontory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Promontory has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

2

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
natural elevation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mull point
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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