prying
61pry — verb present participle pryingpast tense pried 1 (I) to try to find out details about someone else s private life in an impolite way: I don t wish to pry, but is it true that you re having problems at home? 2 (transitive always + adv/prep)… …
62nose — [[t]noʊz[/t]] n. v. nosed, nos•ing 1) anat. the part of the face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and that functions as a passageway for air in respiration 2) anat. this part as the organ of smell 3) the sense of smell 4) the snout …
63curious — [kyoor′ē əs] adj. sometimes compar.curiouser: often in allusion to Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland [ME < OFr curios < L curiosus, careful, diligent, curious; akin to cura, care: see CURE] 1. eager to learn or know 2.… …
64nosiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑prying, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry (for: ↑ …
65pryingly — adverb in a curious and prying manner Do you have a boyfriend, she asked her prospective tenant pryingly • Derived from adjective: ↑prying …
66ripping chisel — noun a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises • Hypernyms: ↑chisel • Part Holonyms: ↑ripping bar * * * noun : a long slender chisel sometimes with a slightly bent and cleft cutting end used for… …
67snoopiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑nosiness, ↑prying • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy, ↑pry (for: ↑prying), ↑nosy (for …
68snoopy — adjective offensively curious or inquisitive curious about the neighbor s doings he flipped through my letters in his nosy way prying eyes the snoopy neighbor watched us all day • Syn: ↑nosy, ↑nosey, ↑prying …
69go from bad to worse — {adv. phr.} To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. * /Dick s typing went from bad to worse when he was tired./ * /Jack s conduct in school has gone from bad to worse./ Compare: OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …
70nose in(1) — or[nose into(1)] {informal} Prying or pestering interest in; unwelcome interest in; impolite curiosity. * /He always had his nose in other people s business./ Contrast: NOSE OUT OF …
