Definition of dry

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Dry (v. i.) To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly..

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Surrebound :: Surquidry (n.) Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence.
Insiccation :: Insiccation (n.) The act or process of drying in.
Roughdry :: Roughdry (v. t.) in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing..
Dry-rubbing :: Dry-rubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dry-ru.
Laudatory :: Laudatory (a.) Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden..
Ginseng :: Ginseng (n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness..
Sike :: Sike (n.) A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer..
Hypochondry :: Hypochondry (n.) Hypochondriasis.
Crump :: Crump (a.) Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf..
Desiccative :: Desiccative (n.) An application for drying up secretions.
Ribaldry :: Ribaldry (n.) The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct..
Siccate :: Siccate (v. t.) To dry.
Squill :: Squilgee (n.) Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used for removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc..
Dry Nurse :: Dry nurse () A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it..
Causey :: Causey (n.) A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground..
Water Furrow :: Water furrow () A deep furrow for conducting water from the ground, and keeping the surface soil dry..
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..
Flask :: Flask (n.) The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the cope or top; sometimes, the cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a three part flask, four part flask, etc..
Droughty :: Droughty (a.) Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.
Desiccant :: Desiccant (a.) Drying; desiccative.
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