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parry

Parry vs Sparry - What's the difference?

parry | sparry |


As a proper noun parry

is .

As an adjective sparry is

abundant in spar (the mineral).

Parro vs Parry - What's the difference?

parro | parry |


As an adjective parro

is (slang|colloquial|australia) very drunk, intoxicated.

As a proper noun parry is

.

Tarry vs Parry - What's the difference?

tarry | parry |


As verbs the difference between tarry and parry

is that tarry is to delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything while parry is to avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

As nouns the difference between tarry and parry

is that tarry is a sojourn while parry is a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.

As an adjective tarry

is resembling tar.

As a proper noun Parry is

{{surname|from=Welsh}.

Parky vs Parry - What's the difference?

parky | parry |


As an adjective parky

is (british) cold, but not excessively so.

As a proper noun parry is

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Perry vs Parry - What's the difference?

perry | parry |


As nouns the difference between perry and parry

is that perry is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider while parry is a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.

As proper nouns the difference between perry and parry

is that perry is {{surname|topographic|from=Old English}} derived from the Old English pyrige (a pear tree) while Parry is {{surname|from=Welsh}.

As a verb parry is

to avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

Dodge vs Parry - What's the difference?

dodge | parry |


As verbs the difference between dodge and parry

is that dodge is to avoid by moving suddenly out of the way while parry is to avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

As nouns the difference between dodge and parry

is that dodge is an act of dodging while parry is a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.

As proper nouns the difference between dodge and parry

is that dodge is {{surname|from=given names}} derived from a Middle English diminutive of Roger. (Typically found in the United States. while Parry is {{surname|from=Welsh}.

Parry vs Parr - What's the difference?

parry | parr |


As a proper noun parry

is .

As a noun parr is

young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

Marry vs Parry - What's the difference?

marry | parry |


As a verb marry

is to enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

As an interjection marry

is (obsolete) indeed!, in truth!; a term of asseveration.

As a proper noun parry is

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Barry vs Parry - What's the difference?

barry | parry |


As a noun barry

is (heraldry) a field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

As a proper noun parry is

.

Larry vs Parry - What's the difference?

larry | parry |


As a noun larry

is .

As a proper noun parry is

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