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Spry is not a look, spry is behavior.
Robert Culp

Meaning of "spry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPRY

Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect spraggsprig.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPRY

spry  [spraɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spry is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spry

Spry may refer to: ▪ Spry, Pennsylvania ▪ Spry, people with the surname Spry ▪ Spry Vegetable Shortening ▪ Spry, Inc., creator of Internet in a Box, one of the first commercial software packages for connecting to the Internet. ▪ Spry framework, an open-source AJAX framework...

Definition of spry in the English dictionary

The definition of spry in the dictionary is active and brisk; nimble.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPRY


awry
əˈraɪ
braai
braɪ
cry
kraɪ
dry
draɪ
fry
fraɪ
Madurai
ˈmædjʊˌraɪ
medium-dry
ˌmiːdɪəmˈdraɪ
outcry
ˈaʊtˌkraɪ
pry
praɪ
pylori
paɪˈlɔːraɪ
rai
raɪ
retry
riːˈtraɪ
rye
raɪ
samurai
ˈsæmʊˌraɪ
serai
sɛˈraɪ
sori
ˈsɔːraɪ
stir-fry
ˈstɜːˈfraɪ
tori
ˈtɔːraɪ
try
traɪ
wry
raɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPRY

sprod
sprog
sprout
sprouts
spruce
spruce beer
spruce grouse
spruce pine
spruce up
sprucely
spruceness
sprue
sprug
spruik
spruiker
spruit
sprung
sprung rhythm
spryly
spryness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPRY

a far cry
angry
anniversary
battery
blackberry
carry
category
celery
century
cherry
contemporary
country
delivery
diary
dictionary
directory
discovery
elementary
entry
gossipry

Synonyms and antonyms of spry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spry

Translation of «spry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPRY

Find out the translation of spry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻快
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spry
570 millions of speakers

English

spry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подвижный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spry
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চট্পটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alerte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rüstig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

元気な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

활발한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lanh lợi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளர்ச்சி ஊட்டுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चपळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dinç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arzillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żwawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рухливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Spry
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευκίνητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wakker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRY»

The term «spry» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.225 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spry

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QUOTES WITH «SPRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spry.
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Robert Culp
Spry is not a look, spry is behavior.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRY»

Discover the use of spry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Constance Spry Cookery Book
Originally published: London: Dent, 1956.
Constance Spry, Rosemary Hume, 2011
2
Essentials of Perioperative Nursing
Completely updated and revised, this new edition includes an introduction to the current clinical environment, elements of a culture of safety, and patient care unique to the ambulatory care setting.
Terri Goodman, Cynthia Spry, 2014
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Child C: Surviving a Foster Mother's Reign of Terror
Now, for the first time, one of the victims - known in the case as 'Child C' and now 19 years old - tells the full, shocking story of what went on in Eunice Spry's house of evil.
Christopher Spry, 2008
4
Body, Paper, Stage: Writing and Performing Autoethnography
Replete with examples and exercises, this is an important introductory work for autoethnographers and performance artists alike.
Tami Spry, 2011
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Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual
You can place Spry tabbed panels anywhere on a web page. But since the tabs form a single horizontal row, you need enough space to accommodate all the tabs. Unless you have only a couple of tabs with one-word text labels, you should  ...
David McFarland, 2012
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Classroom in a Book
To ease the learning curve, Adobe has developed an Ajax framework known as Spry that integrates seamlessly with Dreamweaver CS4. There are four sets of Spry tools: ° Spry Data — Incorporates HTML or XML data into any web page and  ...
Adobe Creative Team, 2010
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Dreamweaver CS5 All-in-One For Dummies
Spry Collapsible Panel: This panel is a single collapsible panel that can contain a large amount of content in a smaller defined space. Visitors can expand and collapse the panel by clicking on the panel's tab. ✦ Spry Tooltip: The Spry Tooltip  ...
Sue Jenkins, Richard Wagner, 2010
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Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
Click OK to insert the Spry Region. Dreamweaver inserts the <div> (or <span> depending upon your choice in step 2) in the page, and then adds the proper code to mark it as a Spry Region. You can insert anything inside this region, even  ...
David Sawyer McFarland, 2007
9
Psychometric Testing Pocketbook
Psychometric testing helps employers to assess people, ina way which gives results that are objective, systematic,reliable and valid.
Barry Cripps, Dorothy Spry, 2007
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Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
As with those Spry Tabbed Panels, you have to make a panel visible to edit it: Mouse over the tab whose panel is hidden, and then, at the right edge of the tab, click the eye icon to open the panel for editing. It's the same procedure (and same ...
David Sawyer McFarland, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Les Spry Announces Intent to Run for Legislative Seat
Dr. Les Spry of Lincoln, announced Tuesday that he intends to run for the Nebraska Legislature next year, seeking the 25th District Legislative seat presently ... «WOWT, Jun 15»
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Gibsonville man tries to snatch 70-year-old woman's purse; she …
Jonathan Scott Spry, 28, faces multiple charges in connection to the crime including attempted robbery and 14 other charges. Police said the suspect tried to ... «myfox8.com, Apr 15»
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Victim of "most sadistic mother" Eunice Spry from Gloucester has …
The victim of Britain's "most sadistic mother" Eunice Spry has written about her terrifying ordeal. The court case which heard how Spry, who was born in ... «Gloucester Citizen, Mar 15»
4
TV: Children of Britain's most sadistic mum Eunice Spry, from …
Britain's "most sadistic mother" Eunice Spry's physical and psychological torture on her three children were revealed in a TVdocumentary tonight. Victoria ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Mar 15»
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Why the UK's 'most sadistic mother' Eunice Spry should never have …
Spry, who was initially jailed for 14 years for her crimes in 2007, first had the tariff reduced to 12 years by the High Court and was released last summer after ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Lou Spry dies at 78
BEAUBRIDGE, La. -- Lou Spry, a longtime NCAA executive and the official scorer at the College World Series for more than three decades, died Tuesday at his ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
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Spry loved CWS, 'was a great friend of Omaha'
Lou Spry served as the official scorer at the College World Series from 1981 until 2012. “He loved doing that. His long involvement with the CWS was part of his ... «Omaha World-Herald, Mar 15»
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Keith Spry pool re-opens its doors
After ten months of major renovations, Keith Spry will re-open its doors to the public on Saturday 28 February. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will officially open the ... «Scoop.co.nz, Feb 15»
9
High school teacher pleads not guilty to inappropriately messaging …
As Eric Spry made his first appearance in court, he refused to answer questions from reporters saying only “no comment, thank you” when asked if he sent ... «KIRO Seattle, Jan 15»
10
StormHarbour hires Spry to head up insurance and ILS solutions
StormHarbour a boutique independent investment bank and advisory firm has hired experienced ILS and reinsurance capital markets exec Jonathan Spry to ... «Artemis.bm, Jan 15»

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