Definition of wry

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Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..

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Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance..
Wrying :: Wrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wr.
Weet-bird :: Weet-bird (n.) The wryneck; -- so called from its cry.
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.) 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..
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..
Snakebird :: Snakebird (n.) The wryneck.
Portion :: Portion (n.) A wife's fortune; a dowry.
Torticollis :: Torticollis (n.) See Wryneck.
Ghostfish :: Ghostfish (n.) A pale unspotted variety of the wrymouth.
Tonguebird :: Tonguebird (n.) The wryneck.
Wrie :: Wrie (a. & v.) See Wry.
Dowry :: Dowry (n.) A gift; endowment.
Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely..
Inlaw :: Inlaw (v. t.) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.
Tocher :: Tocher (n.) Dowry brought by a bride to her husband.
Avowry :: Avowry (n.) An advocate; a patron; a patron saint.
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..
Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
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