Definition of pries

"pries" in the noun sense

1. crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar

a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

"pries" in the verb sense

1. pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

"The burglar jimmied the lock"

"Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

2. pry

be nosey

"Don't pry into my personal matters!"

3. intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke

search or inquire in a meddlesome way

"This guy is always nosing around the office"

4. pry, prise

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

"They pried the information out of him"

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Quotations for pries

He that pries into the clouds may be struck with a thunderbolt. [ Proverb ]

He is a treacherous supplanter and underminer of the peace of all families and societies. This being a maxim of an unfailing truth, that nobody ever pries into another man's concerns but with a design to do, or to be able to do him a mischief. [ South ]

pries in Scrabble®

The word pries is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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pries in Words With Friends™

The word pries is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words within the letters of pries

2 letter words in pries (4 words)

3 letter words in pries (8 words)

4 letter words in pries (7 words)

5 letter words in pries (Anagrams) (5 words)

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