Definition of dry

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Dry (superl.) Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit..

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Meandry :: Meandry (a.) Winding; flexuous.
Matter-of-fact :: Matter-of-fact (a.) Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.
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..
Squamaceous :: Squama (n.) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium.
Comb :: Comb (n.) A dry measure. See Coomb.
Pint :: Pint (n.) A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart..
Roller :: Roller (n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts..
Unliquored :: Unliquored (a.) Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads..
Concentrator :: Concentrator (n.) An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air..
Skin :: Skin (n.) The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat..
Chippy :: Chippy (a.) Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless..
Parch :: Parch (v. i.) To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
Sear :: Sear (a.) To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively..
Coomb :: Coomb (n.) A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter..
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..
Smoldry :: Smoldry (a.) Alt. of Smouldr.
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry..
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc..
Coccus :: Coccus (n.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
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