Definition of dry

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Dry (superl.) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.

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Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. i.) To become dry.
Polyandry :: Polyandry (n.) The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
Laundrymen :: Laundrymen (pl. ) of Laundryma.
Yarrish :: Yarrish (a.) Having a rough, dry taste..
Roller :: Roller (n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts..
Fordry :: Fordry (a.) Entirely dry; withered.
Serf :: Serf (v. t.) A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some countries attached to the soil and transferred with it, as formerly in Russia..
Smouldry :: Smouldry (a.) See Smoldry.
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts..
Waterless :: Waterless (a.) Destitute of water; dry.
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness..
Dryad :: Dryad (n.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry..
Plough :: Plough (n.) Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry.
Peck :: Peck (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat..
Pory :: Pory (a.) Porous; as, pory stone. [R.] Dryden..
Surquidry :: Surquedry (n.) Alt. of Surquidr.
Rash :: Rash (superl.) So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn..
Cockle :: Cockle (n.) A hop-drying kiln; an oast.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow..
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