pry |
wrest |
As an adverb pry
is allegedly.
As a verb wrest is
to pull or twist violently.
As a noun wrest is
the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
pry |
false |
As an adverb pry
is allegedly.
As an adjective false is
(
label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.
pry |
prose |
As an adverb pry
is allegedly.
As a noun prose is
language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
As a verb prose is
to write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
pry |
impale |
As an adverb pry
is allegedly.
As a verb impale is
to pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
curiosity |
pry |
As a noun curiosity
is (obsolete) careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.
As an adverb pry is
allegedly.
pry |
lurk |
As an adverb pry
is allegedly.
As a verb lurk is
to remain concealed in order to ambush.
As a noun lurk is
the act of lurking.
pry |
peer |
As verbs the difference between pry and peer
is that
pry is to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey while
peer is to look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
As nouns the difference between pry and peer
is that
pry is the act of prying while
peer is somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal (to that of something else).
crowbar |
pry |
As nouns the difference between crowbar and pry
is that
crowbar is an iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart while
pry is the act of prying.
As verbs the difference between crowbar and pry
is that
crowbar is to use force to move while
pry is to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey.
poke |
pry |
As a verb poke
is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick.
As a noun poke
is (us|slang) a lazy person; a dawdler or
poke can be or
poke can be (dialectal) pokeweed.
As an adverb pry is
allegedly.
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