Definition of dry

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Dry (superl.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh..

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Dealer :: Dealer (n.) One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer..
Derelict :: Derelict (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use..
Stovehouse :: Stove (v. t.) To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers..
Neat :: Neat (a.) Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress..
Poly :: Poly (n.) A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus..
Desiccant :: Desiccant (a.) Drying; desiccative.
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc..
Tamp :: Tamp (v. t.) In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather..
Drily :: Drily (adv.) See Dryly.
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..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring..
Unliquored :: Unliquored (a.) Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry.
Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship..
Check :: Check (v. i.) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc..
Driest :: Driest (superl.) of Dry, a..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry..
Droughty :: Droughty (a.) Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.
Drysaltery :: Drysaltery (n.) The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the business of a drysalter..
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