jemmy vs pry

jemmy and pry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jemmy	Yes	No	No	No
pry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pry is a hypernym of jemmy; that is, pry is a word with a broader meaning than jemmy:

Other hypernyms of jemmy include crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar.

jemmy (noun)	pry (noun)
a short crowbar	a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

jemmy (verb)	pry (verb)
	be nosey
	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
	make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
	search or inquire in a meddlesome way