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  • 71Wrier — Wry Wry, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE. wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to drive.] [1913 Webster] 1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, deviating from the… …

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  • 72Wriest — Wry Wry, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE. wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to drive.] [1913 Webster] 1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, deviating from the… …

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  • 73Wried — Wry Wry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrying}.] [OE. wrien. See {Wry}, a.] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host s neck were wried. R …

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  • 74Wrying — Wry Wry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrying}.] [OE. wrien. See {Wry}, a.] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host s neck were wried. R …

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  • 75wryness — wry·ness …

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  • 76wryneck — wry•neck [[t]ˈraɪˌnɛk[/t]] n. 1) pat inf Informal. a) torticollis b) a person having torticollis 2) orn either of two small Old World birds of the genus Jynx, of the woodpecker family, with mottled gray brown plumage: noted for their snakelike… …

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  • 77wryly — wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 78wryness — wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 79Mew discography — This article presents the discography of Mew, a Danish band. Contents 1 Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years 1.1 CD Single [EVL002CDM] 2 She Came Home for Christmas …

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  • 80Sprachen der Philippinen — Karte der dominanten ethnolinguistischen Gruppen auf den Philippinen. Es existieren insgesamt mehr als 171 Sprachen der Philippinen, wobei nahezu alle der Sprachgruppe der Austronesischen Sprachen angehören. Von allen diesen Sprachen werden im… …

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