mullet vs pry

mullet

noun
  • A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader. 

  • A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (the red mullets or goatfish). 

  • The rowel of a spur. 

  • A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back. 

  • A fool. 

  • Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family (especially in the genus Moxostoma, the redhorses) 

  • A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points. 

  • A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes) (the grey mullets). 

pry

noun
  • A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker. 

  • A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever. 

  • An act of prying; a close and curious look. 

verb
  • To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop. 

  • To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize. 

  • Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort. 

  • To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public. 

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