dry : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite made dry by contact with unheated air
  

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• adjective satellite not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
  

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• noun a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
  hair drier; hand blower; blow dryer; blow drier.
  

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• noun a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
  hair drier; hand blower; blow dryer; blow drier.
  

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• verb dry hair with a hair dryer
  

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• adjective satellite without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
  bone dry.
  
  • bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard
  • a drier to get the clothes bone dry

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• adjective satellite without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
  bone dry.
  
  • bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard
  • a drier to get the clothes bone dry

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• noun a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing
  clothes drier.
  

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• noun a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing
  clothes drier.
  

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• prepered beforehand; not spontaneous.

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• adjective satellite according to ordinary expectations
  cut-and-dried.
  

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• adjective satellite according to ordinary expectations
  cut-and-dried.
  

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• noun apricots preserved by drying
  

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• noun fruit preserved by drying
  

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• noun dehydrated milk
  milk powder; powdered milk; dried milk.
  

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• adjective satellite thoroughly dried out
  desiccated.
  
  • old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars
  • dried-out boards beginning to split

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• adjective satellite (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  withered; sear; shriveled; sere; shrivelled.
  
  • dried-up grass
  • the desert was edged with sere vegetation
  • shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
  • withered vines
• adjective satellite depleted of water
  
  • a dried-up water hole

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• verb dry by hanging up wet
  
• adjective satellite treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
  wash-and-wear.
  
  • a wash-and-wear shirt
• adjective satellite used of fabrics that do not require ironing
  permanent-press.
  
  • drip-dry shirts for travel

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• (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp.

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• noun a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells
  

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• . (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no effusion of blood. (b) A quick, sharp blow.

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• (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; a miner's term.

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• (Zoöl.) a kind of beaver; called also parchment beaver.

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• noun a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.
  

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• noun a cereal that is not heated before serving
  cold cereal.
  

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• verb clean with chemical agents
  dry clean.
  

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• noun the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
  cleaner; dry cleaner.
  

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• noun shop where dry cleaning is done
  cleaners.
  
• noun the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
  cleaner; dry cleaner.
  

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• noun the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
  
• verb clean with chemical agents
  dry clean.
  

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• . (Med.) See under Cupping.

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• noun a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
  graving dock; drydock.
  

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• . See under Dock.

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• . See Dry vat (below).

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• noun a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water
  

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• noun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
  mummification; mumification necrosis; cold gangrene.
  

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Dry" goods`

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1. A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons, woolens, linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries. U.S.

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• noun solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
  

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• noun a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
  

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• noun the solid part of the earth's surface
  land; terra firma; earth; solid ground; ground.
  
  • the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
  • the earth shook for several minutes
  • he dropped the logs on the ground

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• pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear, impartial view. Bacon.

  The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects. J. C. Shairp.

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• noun masonry without mortar
  

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• . See Masonry.

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• noun a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
  dry measure.
  

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• a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.

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• noun dehydrated milk
  milk powder; powdered milk; dried milk.
  

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• noun a dry swab for dusting floors
  dust mop; dustmop.
  

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• noun abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
  xerostomia.
  

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• noun a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
  powdered mustard.
  

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• noun a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
  

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Dry" nurse`

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1. A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it.

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• verb become dry or drier
  dry.
  
  • The laundry dries in the sun
• verb become empty of water
  dry out.
  
  • The river runs dry in the summer
• verb remove the moisture from and make dry
  dry.
  
  • dry clothes
  • dry hair

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• (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current, and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy; called also Zamboni's , from the names of the two earliest constructors of it.

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• noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
  pint.
  

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• (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler.

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• noun a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
  dry plate.
  

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• (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.

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• noun a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
  dry plate.
  

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• noun a print produced by dry point engraving
  
• noun a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate
  

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• . (Fine Arts) (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid . (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is made.

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• noun a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
  quart.
  

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• (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. Bouvier.

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• noun a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
  
• noun a fungus causing dry rot
  

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• a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus (Merulius lacrymans), which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself. D. C. Eaton. Called also sap rot, and, in the United States, powder post. Hebert.

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• noun a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
  rehearsal.
  
  • he missed too many rehearsals
  • a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding

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• noun one of the two seasons in tropical climates
  

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• noun inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
  alveolitis.
  

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• a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. Brande & C.

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• noun a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
  dry measure.
  

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• verb lose water or moisture
  desiccate; dehydrate; exsiccate.
  
  • In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
• verb dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
  mummify.
  
  • a mummified body was found

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• a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles.

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• noun dry pale amber variety
  French vermouth.
  

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• noun a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
  drywall; wallboard.
  
• noun a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
  dry wall.
  

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• noun the activity of building stone walls without mortar
  

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• noun the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
  wash.
  

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• that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is perceptible; opposed to sweet wine, in which the saccharine matter is in excess.

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Dry"-beat` transitive verb

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1. To beat severely. Shak.

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Dry"-boned` adjective

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1. Having dry bones, or bones without flesh.

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• noun an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
  

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• adjective satellite cleaned with chemical solvents
  

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• verb maneuver (a ship) into a drydock
  drydock.
  

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• adjective free from tears
  tearless.
  

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Dry"-eyed` adjective

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1. Not having tears in the eyes.

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Dry"-fist`ed adjective

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1. Niggardly.

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• noun the act of killing from ambush
  

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• verb take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
  

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• the process of photographing with dry plates.

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• verb affect or be affected with dry rot
  

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Dry"-rub` transitive verb

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1. To rub and cleanse without wetting. Dodsley.

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• adjective satellite having or keeping the feet or shoes dry
  
  • a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod

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Dry"-shod` adjective

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1. Without wetting the feet.

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Dry"-stone` adjective

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1. Constructed of uncemented stone. "Dry-stone walls." Sir W. Scott.

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• noun a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
  dry wall.
  

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• verb construct with drywall
  
  • dry-wall the basement of the house

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• noun any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil
  

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• noun a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
  siccative; drier; desiccant.
  

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• noun an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
  

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• noun the process of extracting moisture
  dehydration; desiccation; evaporation.
  

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• noun dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
  floating dock.
  

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• verb preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
  freeze-dry.
  
  • freeze-dry the strawberries
• adjective satellite used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
  lyophilized; lyophilised.
  
• adjective satellite preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum
  
  • freeze-dried coffee

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• verb preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
  freeze-dry.
  
  • freeze-dry the strawberries

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• noun a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
  lyophilisation; lyophilization.
  
• verb preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
  freeze-dry.
  
  • freeze-dry the strawberries

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• noun a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
  hair drier; hand blower; blow dryer; blow drier.
  

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• noun a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
  hair drier; hand blower; blow dryer; blow drier.
  

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• out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; said of a vessel, aground or beached.

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• adjective satellite dried in a kiln
  

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Kiln"-dry` transitive verb

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1. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain. Mortimer.

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• adjective satellite of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry
  

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• noun dehydrated skimmed milk
  

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• adjective satellite of a liquid substance that dries quickly
  

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• verb dry without smoothing or ironing
  
  • rough-dry the laundry

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• verb become empty of water
  dry out.
  
  • The river runs dry in the summer

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• adjective satellite somewhat dry
  
  • swabbing left the deck semi-dry but still slippery

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• adjective satellite (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
  smoked; smoke-cured.
  

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Smoke"-dry` transitive verb

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1. To dry by or in smoke.

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• noun a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it
  spin drier.
  

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• noun a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it
  spin drier.
  

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• verb dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces
  

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• adjective dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powder
  

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• verb dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas
  

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• adjective satellite dried naturally by the sun
  sundried.
  
  • sun-dried apricots

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Sun"-dried` adjective

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1. Dried by the heat of the sun. "Sun-dried brick." Sir T. Herbert.

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• . (a) To scorch or parch with thirst; to deprive utterly of water; to consume.

  Their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Is. v. 13.

  The water of the sea, which formerly covered it, was in time exhaled and dried up by the sun. Woodward.

  (b) To make to cease, as a stream of talk.

  Their sources of revenue were dried up. Jowett (Thucyd. )

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• to cause a cow to cease secreting milk. Tylor.

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• noun a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air
  tumble drier.
  

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• verb dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder
  
  • These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry

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• noun a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air
  tumble drier.
  

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• noun a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  

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