Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 19 compound words that contain wry. The most common are listed below. Open wry in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- wry-billed ploverSynonym of wrybill: Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.
- wry-billed ploversplural of wry-billed plover: Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.
Compound words 19
- wryneckEither of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
- wrybillAnarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.
- wrymouthCryptacanthodes maculatus, a slim, eel-like fish.
- wrytailA condition in cattle where the base of the tail is set at an angle to the backbone.
- DrewryA surname.
- avowryThe act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
- WrytheA suburban area (district) of Carshalton in the Borough of Sutton, Greater London.
- wrylieA parenthetical direction in a screenplay, especially in an instance of overuse.
- chowryA flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.
- wrybillsplural of wrybill: Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.