Definition of wry

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

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Ewry :: Ewry (n.) An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept.
Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Wrynecked :: Wrynecked (a.) Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.
Utlary :: Utlary (n.) Outlawry.
Dowry :: Dowry (n.) A gift; endowment.
Dower :: Dower (n.) That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
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..
Fleer :: Fleer () To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout..
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words..
Wrying :: Wrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wr.
Outlawry :: Outlawry (n.) The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection..
Mow :: Mow (n.) A wry face.
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
Outlawry :: Outlawry (n.) The state of being an outlaw.
Yunx :: Yunx (n.) A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.
Cowry :: Cowry (n.) A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.
Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance..
Mop :: Mop (v. i.) To make a wry mouth.
Weet-bird :: Weet-bird (n.) The wryneck; -- so called from its cry.
Askew :: Askew (adv. & a.) Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry..
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