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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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Monandry :: Monandry (n.) The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry.

Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. i.) To become dry.

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..

Landlordry :: Landlordry (n.) The state of a landlord.

Necrosis :: Necrosis (n.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center..

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..

Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc..

Dry-rubbed :: Dry-rubbed (imp. & p. p.) of Dry-ru.

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..

Dry :: Dry (superl.) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry..

Smouldry :: Smouldry (a.) Smoldering; suffocating; smothery.

Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..

Foundry :: Foundry (n.) The act, process, or art of casting metals..

Dryness :: Dryness (n.) The state of being dry. See Dry.

Vair :: Vair (n.) The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue..

Droughty :: Droughty (a.) Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.

Sike :: Sike (n.) A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer..

Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. t.) To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit..

Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire..

Suent :: Sue (v. i.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship..