SCRY
scry
(verb) divine by gazing into crystals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
scry (third-person singular simple present scries, present participle scrying, simple past and past participle scried)
To predict the future using crystal balls or other objects.
(obsolete) To descry; to see.
Etymology 2
Noun
scry (plural scries)
(obsolete) A cry or shout.
A flock of wildfowl.
Verb
scry (third-person singular simple present scries, present participle scrying, simple past and past participle scried)
(obsolete) To proclaim.
Anagrams
• Cyrs
Source: Wiktionary
Scry, v. t.
Definition: To descry. [Obs.] Spenser.
Scry, n. Etym: [From Scry, v.]
Definition: A flock of wild fowl.
Scry, n. Etym: [OE. ascrie, fr. ascrien to cry out, fr. OF. escrier, F. s'Ă©crier. See Ex-, and Cry.]
Definition: A cry or shout. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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