Crossword-Solution: PRY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pry | n. | A lever; also, leverage. |
| Pry | v. t. | To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. |
| Pry | v. i. | To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. |
| Pry | n. | Curious inspection; impertinent peeping. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PRY | anagram | PYR |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RAETE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PRY (5)
While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises, and cried loudly for help, a neighbor ran to the well, and learning what had happened said: “Hark ye, old fellow, why, in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?” The Wolves and the Sheep “WHY SHOULD there always be this fear and slaughter between us?” said the Wolves to the Sheep.
Child as she was, she felt the poignancy of her friend’s grief, and with the infinite tact of her girlish tenderness, she did not try to pry into it, but was ready to efface herself.
Isn't then the computer a tool, a weapon, of the computer crimi- nal? I can use my computer as a tool to pry open your computer, and then once inside I use it to perhaps destroy pieces of your computer or your information.
Where your calling is more open to criticism is when you pry into the secrets of private individuals, when you rake up family matters which are better hidden, and when you incidentally waste the time of men who are more busy than yourself.
Jennings, “and then perhaps you may find out what his business is.” “I do not want to pry into other men’s concerns.
Quotes with PRY (3)
Did you ever, when you were little, endure your parents’ warnings, then wait for them to leave the room, pry loose protective covers and consider inserting some metal object into an electrical outlet? Did you wonder if for once you might light up the room? When you were big enough to cross the street on your own, did you ever wait for a signal, hear the frenzied approach of a fire truck and feel like stepping out in front of it? Did you wonder just how far that rocket ride mi…
Son, are you happy? I don't mean to pry, but do you dream of Heaven? Have you ever wanted to die?
My friend Adele describes fundamentalism as holding so tightly to your beliefs that your fingernails leave imprints on the palm of your hand... I think she's right. I was a fundamentalist not because of the beliefs I held but because of how I held them: with a death grip. It would take God himself to finally pry them out of my hands. (p.17-18)
Where this answer appears
Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 361 times in crossword archives (1943–2025).