Definition of dry

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Dry (superl.) Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit..

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Infumation :: Infumation (n.) Act of drying in smoke.
Tabby :: Tabby (n.) A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock..
Parch :: Parch (v. i.) To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
Moist :: Moist (a.) Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air..
Parching :: Parching (a.) Scorching; burning; drying.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads..
Peck :: Peck (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat..
Towel :: Towel (n.) A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath..
Polyandry :: Polyandry (n.) The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
Coccus :: Coccus (n.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
Wash :: Wash (n.) A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire..
Drynurse :: Drynurse (v. t.) To feed, attend, and bring up without the breast..
Sunfish :: Sundryman (n.) One who deals in sundries, or a variety of articles..
Tawdrily :: Tawdrily (adv.) In a tawdry manner.
Mealy :: Mealy (superl.) Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato..
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..
Ribaudry :: Ribaudry (n.) Ribaldry.
Pectic :: Pectic (a.) Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist..
Hoofbound :: Hoofbound (a.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness..
Overdry :: Overdry (v. t.) To dry too much.
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