pry (verb)

  • 31poke — I. /poʊk / (say pohk) verb (poked, poking) –verb (t) 1. to thrust against or into (something) with the finger or arm, a stick, etc.; prod: to poke a person in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as by thrusting. 3. to thrust or… …

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  • 33pride — noun 1》 a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions that do one credit.     ↘something which causes this. 2》 consciousness of one s own dignity.     ↘the quality of having an excessively high… …

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  • 35sprutjan — *sprutjan germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. sprießen, spritzen; ne. sprout (Verb), splash (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: ae.; Hinweis: s. *spreutan; Etymologie: idg. *spreud ?, V …

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  • 36prize — English has four words prize. The one meaning ‘reward’ [16] is essentially the same word as price. This was originally pris, mirroring its immediate Old French ancestor pris. It became prise, to indicate the length of its vowel i, and in the 16th …

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  • 37meddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tamper; interfere, intrude. See between. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To interfere in others affairs] Syn. intermeddle, interpose, interfere, obtrude, interlope, intervene, pry, snoop, impose oneself,… …

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  • 38nose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proboscis, snout, muzzle, beak, schnozzle (sl.); nasal or olfactory organ; nostrils. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of smell] Syn. nasal organ, nasal cavity, nares, nasal passages,… …

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  • 39poke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prod, nudge, stick, push; search, pry; dawdle; jab, punch. See impulse, slowness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jab, thrust, punch; see blow 1 . v. Syn. jab, punch, crowd; see push 1 . III (Roget s …

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  • 40spy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. secret agent, scout, undercover man, informer, stool pigeon, mole (sl.). See information, concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. secret agent, intelligence agent, counterintelligence agent, counterspy,… …

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