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pry

Letters that make pry

p, r, y are letters that make 'pry'

Words within pry

PR, Pr are words within 'pry'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pry

spry is a word created by adding a letter to 'pry'

pry is a 3 letter word starting with p
pry is a 3 letter word ending with y

5 possible definitions for 'pry'

Pry as "to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open"

Under this definition, pry is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lever, prise, jimmy, prize have the same meaning as 'pry'

pry as a type

'pry' can be a type of open up, open.

Derivatives of pry

crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar, jimmy, lever, jemmy, purchase, leverage are derivatives of 'pry'.

Entailments to pry

loosen, loose are entailments to 'pry'.

Example of pry used within this context

"The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

Pry as "a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge"

Under this definition, pry is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar have the same meaning as 'pry'

pry as a type

'pry' can be a type of lever.

Types of pry

jim crow, jimmy, jemmy are types of 'pry'.

Derivatives of pry

pry, lever, prise, jimmy, prize are derivatives of 'pry'.

Pry as "be nosey"

Under this definition, pry is a verb and has the following properties:

pry as a type

'pry' can be a type of inquire, enquire, ask.

Derivatives of pry

nosiness, prying, snoopiness are derivatives of 'pry'.

Example of pry used within this context

"Don't pry into my personal matters!"

Pry as "make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry"

Under this definition, pry is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prise has the same meaning as pry

pry as a type

'pry' can be a type of extort, wring from.

Derivatives of pry

nosiness, prying, snoopiness are derivatives of 'pry'.

Pry as "search or inquire in a meddlesome way"

Under this definition, pry is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

intrude, horn in, nose, poke have the same meaning as 'pry'

pry as a type

'pry' can be a type of look, search.

Derivatives of pry

nose, nosiness, prying, snoopiness are derivatives of 'pry'.