Definition of wry

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Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.

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Mop :: Mop (v. i.) To make a wry mouth.
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..
Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
Weet-bird :: Weet-bird (n.) The wryneck; -- so called from its cry.
Dowry :: Dowry (n.) A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower..
Lowry :: Lowry (n.) An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Portion :: Portion (n.) A wife's fortune; a dowry.
Atwirl :: Atwirl (a. & adv.) Twisted; distorted; awry.
Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry..
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Wrested; perverted.
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..
Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Wrie :: Wrie (a. & v.) See Wry.
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words..
Chowry :: Chowry (n.) A whisk to keep off files, used in the East Indies..
Attainder :: Attainder (n.) The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as, an act of attainder..
Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely..
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