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wrest

Wrest vs Ret - What's the difference?

wrest | ret |


As verbs the difference between wrest and ret

is that wrest is to pull or twist violently while ret is to prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

As a noun wrest

is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

As an adjective ret is

retired.

Wrest vs Drest - What's the difference?

wrest | drest |


As verbs the difference between wrest and drest

is that wrest is to pull or twist violently while drest is obsolete form of lang=en; Past tense of dress|lang=en|nocap=1.

As a noun wrest

is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

Brest vs Wrest - What's the difference?

brest | wrest |


As nouns the difference between brest and wrest

is that brest is obsolete spelling of lang=en while wrest is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

As a proper noun Brest

is a port city in Brittany, France.

As a verb wrest is

to pull or twist violently.

Prest vs Wrest - What's the difference?

prest | wrest |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between prest and wrest

is that prest is (obsolete) neat; tidy; proper while wrest is (obsolete) active or motive power.

As verbs the difference between prest and wrest

is that prest is (archaic) (press) or prest can be (obsolete|transitive) to give as a loan; to lend while wrest is to pull or twist violently.

As nouns the difference between prest and wrest

is that prest is (rare) a payment of wages in advance while wrest is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

As an adjective prest

is (obsolete) ready; prompt; prepared.

Wrist vs Wrest - What's the difference?

wrist | wrest |


As nouns the difference between wrist and wrest

is that wrist is (anatomy) the complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense while wrest is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

As a verb wrest is

to pull or twist violently.

Wryest vs Wrest - What's the difference?

wryest | wrest |


As an adjective wryest

is (wry).

As a verb wrest is

to pull or twist violently.

As a noun wrest is

the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

Wriest vs Wrest - What's the difference?

wriest | wrest |


As an adjective wriest

is (wry).

As a verb wrest is

to pull or twist violently.

As a noun wrest is

the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

Wrest vs Weest - What's the difference?

wrest | weest |


As verbs the difference between wrest and weest

is that wrest is to pull or twist violently while weest is to waste.

As a noun wrest

is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

As an adjective weest is

(wee).

Crest vs Wrest - What's the difference?

crest | wrest |


As an acronym crest

is (military) the five types of verbal support used to enhance an (oral) presentation: comparisons, reasons, examples, statistics, testimony.

As a verb wrest is

to pull or twist violently.

As a noun wrest is

the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

Werst vs Wrest - What's the difference?

werst | wrest |

Wrest is a anagram of werst.



As nouns the difference between werst and wrest

is that werst is obsolete spelling of lang=en|verst while wrest is the act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

As an adjective werst

is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As a verb wrest is

to pull or twist violently.

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