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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Hoofbound :: Hoofbound (a.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness..
Droughtiness :: Droughtiness (n.) A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.
Laundryman :: Laundryman (n.) A man who follows the business of laundering.
Dryad :: Dryad (n.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Komtok :: Komtok (n.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food..
Surquidry :: Surquedry (n.) Alt. of Surquidr.
Moistless :: Moistless (a.) Without moisture; dry.
Capsicum :: Capsicum (n.) A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce..
Tawdriness :: Tawdriness (n.) Quality or state of being tawdry.
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Matter-of-fact :: Matter-of-fact (a.) Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.
Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk..
Derelict :: Derelict (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use..
Stalling :: Stall-feed (v. t.) To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall-feed an ox..
Dryobalanops :: Dryobalanops (n.) The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil..
Exsiccation :: Exsiccation (n.) The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture; state of being dried up; dryness.
Aestivation :: Aestivation (n.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation..
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..
Wizardry :: Wizardry (n.) The character or practices o/ wizards; sorcery; magic.
Scab :: Scab (n.) An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part..
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