Definition of dry

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Dry (superl.) Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.

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Exsiccate :: Exsiccate (v. t.) To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up.
Receiver :: Receiver (n.) A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine..
Hazardry :: Hazardry (n.) Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling.
Tawdry :: Tawdry (superl.) Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors..
Parching :: Parching (a.) Scorching; burning; drying.
Dry Dock :: Dry dock () See under Dock.
Bawdry :: Bawdry (n.) Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language..
Siccative :: Siccative (a.) Drying; causing to dry.
Bloat :: Bloat (v. t.) To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
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..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry..
Dryfoot :: Dryfoot (n.) The scent of the game, as far as it can be traced..
Powder-posted :: Powder-posted (a.) Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot. See Dry rot, under Dry..
Landlordry :: Landlordry (n.) The state of a landlord.
Husbandry :: Husbandry (n.) The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming..
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay..
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
Exsiccator :: Exsiccator (n.) An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent employed to absorb moisture, as calcium chloride, or concentrated sulphuric acid..
Drily :: Drily (adv.) See Dryly.
Evaporator :: Evaporator (n.) An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for drying fruit by heat..
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