Definition of wry

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Wry (v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.

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Kam :: Kam (n.) Crooked; awry.
Dowry :: Dowry (n.) The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower..
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..
Ewry :: Ewry (n.) An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept.
Exigent :: Exigent (n.) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.
Squabble :: Squabble (v. t.) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has been set up..
Reversal :: Reversal (n.) A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void..
Lowry :: Lowry (n.) An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.
Peabird :: Peabird (n.) The wryneck; -- so called from its note.
Extradotal :: Extradotal (a.) Forming no part of the dowry; as, extradotal property..
Askew :: Askew (adv. & a.) Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
Long-tongue :: Long-tongue (n.) The wryneck.
Pici :: Pici (n. pl.) A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.
Tocher :: Tocher (n.) Dowry brought by a bride to her husband.
Weet-bird :: Weet-bird (n.) The wryneck; -- so called from its cry.
Cowlick :: Cowlick (n.) A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow..
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Inlaw :: Inlaw (v. t.) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.
Yunx :: Yunx (n.) A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.
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