Definition of dry

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Dry (a.) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay..

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Stereotypery :: Stereotyper (n.) One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry..
Harmattan :: Harmattan (n.) A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun..
Vagabondry :: Vagabondry (n.) Vagabondage.
Pump :: Pump (v. t.) To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship..
Crump :: Crump (a.) Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf..
Robbin :: Robbin (n.) A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds.
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist..
Dry-beat :: Dry-beat (v. t.) To beat severely.
Wipe :: Wipe (v. t.) To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel..
Scurf :: Scurf (n.) Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff..
Polyandric :: Polyandric (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males..
Sizzle :: Sizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound..
Bawdry :: Bawdry (n.) Illicit intercourse; fornication.
Hake :: Hake (n.) A drying shed, as for unburned tile..
Mummy :: Mummy (n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction..
Fordry :: Fordry (a.) Entirely dry; withered.
Droughty :: Droughty (a.) Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.
Cling :: Cling (v. t.) To make to dry up or wither.
Derelict :: Derelict (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use..
Calabash :: Calabash (n.) A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd..
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