Definition of dry

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Dry (v. i.) To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up..

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Sundry :: Sundrily (adv.) In sundry ways; variously.
Agriculture :: Agriculture (n.) The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming..
Siccity :: Siccity (n.) Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture.
Vat :: Vat (n.) A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States..
Hamadryad :: Hamadryad (n.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode..
Sunbeam :: Sun (v. t.) To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain..
Wallhick :: Wallhick (n.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor).
Bawdry :: Bawdry (n.) Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language..
Beath :: Beath (v. t.) To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood..
Stillness :: Stillion (n.) A stand, as for casks or vats in a brewery, or for pottery while drying..
Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship..
Harden :: Harden (v. i.) To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying..
Pory :: Pory (a.) Porous; as, pory stone. [R.] Dryden..
Flake :: Flake (n.) A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things..
Meerschaum :: Meerschaum (n.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite..
Ensear :: Ensear (v. t.) To sear; to dry up.
Exsuccous :: Exsuccous (a.) Destitute of juice; dry; sapless. Latham.
Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk..
Smouldry :: Smouldry (a.) Smoldering; suffocating; smothery.
Coulee :: Coulee (n.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca–on, which has precipitous sides..
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