dowry |
wry |
As verbs the difference between dowry and wry
is that
dowry is to bestow a dowry upon while
wry is (obsolete|intransitive) to turn (away); to swerve or deviate or
wry can be (obsolete) to cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
As a noun dowry
is payment, as property or money, of a bride’s inheritance by her family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage
[gary ferraro & susan andreatta, cultural anthropology , 8th edn (belmont, cal: wadsworth, 2010), 223].
As an adjective wry is
turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
tragic |
wry |
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between tragic and wry
is that
tragic is (obsolete) a tragedy; a tragic drama while
wry is (obsolete) to cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
As adjectives the difference between tragic and wry
is that
tragic is causing great sadness or suffering while
wry is turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
As a noun tragic
is (obsolete) a writer of tragedy.
As a verb wry is
(obsolete|intransitive) to turn (away); to swerve or deviate or
wry can be (obsolete) to cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
skew |
wry |
In lang=en terms the difference between skew and wry
is that
skew is to look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously while
wry is to twist or contort (the body, face etc).
As adjectives the difference between skew and wry
is that
skew is (mathematics) neither perpendicular nor parallel (usually said of two lines) while
wry is turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
As verbs the difference between skew and wry
is that
skew is to change or alter in a particular direction while
wry is (obsolete|intransitive) to turn (away); to swerve or deviate or
wry can be (obsolete) to cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
As a noun skew
is (architecture) a stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.
As an adverb skew
is awry; obliquely; askew.
wry |
clothea |
wry |
wiry |
As adjectives the difference between wry and wiry
is that
wry is turned away, contorted (of the face or body) while
wiry is thin, muscular and flexible.
As a verb wry
is to turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
try |
wry |
As verbs the difference between try and wry
is that
try is to attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive while
wry is to turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
As adjectives the difference between try and wry
is that
try is fine, excellent while
wry is turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
As a noun try
is an attempt.
wry |
askew |
As adjectives the difference between wry and askew
is that
wry is turned away, contorted (of the face or body) while
askew is turned or twisted to one side.
As a verb wry
is to turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
As an adverb askew is
tilted to one side.
wry |
sry |
As an adjective wry
is turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
As a verb wry
is to turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
As an interjection sry is
sorry.
As a proper noun Sry is
the sex-determining region on Y chromosome gene.
wry |
pry |
As an adjective wry
is turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
As a verb wry
is (obsolete|intransitive) to turn (away); to swerve or deviate or
wry can be (obsolete) to cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
As an adverb pry is
allegedly.
wry |
fry |
As an adjective wry
is turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
As a verb wry
is (obsolete|intransitive) to turn (away); to swerve or deviate or
wry can be (obsolete) to cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
As a proper noun fry is
.
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