pry (verb)
101peer — I peer, peeress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equal; nobleman, noblewoman; lord, lady; match. See equality, nobility. v. i. squint, stare, peep, pry; gaze, scrutinize. See vision. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An equal] Syn. match, rival,… …
102question — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. problem, subject; query, interrogation; doubt, dispute. See inquiry. v. t. interrogate, examine, cross examine, quiz; dispute, challenge, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A query] Syn. inquiry, inquiring …
103raise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lift, elevate; [a]rouse, stir up, incite; muster, collect; resurrect; erect, build, exalt, honor; increase; cultivate, breed. See elevation, excitement, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. increase …
104ransack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rummage, scour, search diligently; rifle, loot, pillage. See inquiry, stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To search thoroughly] Syn. rummage, scour, comb, rake, explore, turn upside down, turn inside… …
105uncover — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. open, unclose, unseal; disclose, discover; reveal, lay bare, expose; undress, denude, bare. See disclosure, divestment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unseal, uncork, unscrew, pry open, lift the lid,… …
106vision — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of sight Nouns 1. vision, sight, optics, eyesight, seeing; view, look, espial, glance, ken; glimpse, glimmer, peep, coup d oeil; focus; gaze, stare, leer; perception, contemplation; regard, survey; …
107inquire — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ask about] Syn. make an inquiry, probe, interrogate, query; see ask 1 , question 1 . 2. [To seek into] Syn. investigate, analyze, study; see examine 1 . See Synonym Study at ask . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. ask… …
108root — {{11}}root (n.) underground part of a plant, late O.E. rot, from O.N. rot root, from P.Gmc. *wrot, *vrot (with characteristic loss of w before r ), from PIE *wrd . The Old English cognate was wyrt root, herb, plant (see WORT (Cf. wort)); also… …
109nose — noun 1》 the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used in breathing and smelling. 2》 a person s or animal s sense of smell. ↘the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine.… …
110stickybeak Austral./NZ — informal noun an inquisitive person. verb pry into other people s affairs …
