Gry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gry \Gry\ (gr[imac]), n. [Gr ? syllable, bit.]
     1. A measure equal to one tenth of a line. [Obs.] --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything very small, or of little value. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  gry
       
           "Angry" and "hungry" are two words that end in "gry".
          There are three words in the English language.  What is the
          third word?  Everyone knows what it means and everyone uses it
          every day.  Look closely and I have already given you the
          third word.  What is it?
       
          Answer: "language".
       
          This puzzle has circulated widely on the Internet for some
          years, but usually in an abbreviated form such as "Name three
          common English words ending in 'gry'", which has no good third
          answer.
       
          {(http://www.word-detective.com/gry.html)}.
       
          (2001-04-09)