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  • 61DRY — donryu [rat] * * * dry drī adj, dri·er drī( ə)r; dri·est drī əst 1) marked by the absence or scantiness of secretions, effusions, or other forms of moisture 2) of a cough not accompanied by the raising of mucus or phlegm dry vb, dried; dry·ing …

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  • 62dry — [1] For paint, to lose its wetness often to the place where the surface is not even tacky. [2] For bearings, to lack grease or other lubricant. Also see air dry air dry hard dry surface dry touch dry …

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  • 63dry up — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, air dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, be consumed, be used up, blot, brush, burn, consume, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, devitalize, diminish, drain, droop, dry, dummy up, emacerate, emaciate,… …

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  • 64dry — adj. to go, run dry (the well ran dry) * * * [draɪ] run dry (the well ran dry) to go …

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  • 65DRY — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index dry adjective absorbent, dry (2), thirsty verb dry, dry up wet noun branch, drink, drool, drop …

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  • 66dry — 1. adjective 1) the dry desert Syn: arid, parched, waterless, dehydrated, desiccated, withered, shrivelled, wizened 2) a dry debate Syn: dull, uninteresting, boring …

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  • 67dry — draɪ v. wipe dry, make dry; become dry adj. not wet; thirsty; lacking rain; withered, parched; not giving milk (of animals); not near water; not sweet (of wine); against alcohol or the sale of alcohol (in the USA during prohibition) …

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  • 68dry —    1. prohibiting or not offering the sale of intoxicants    It does not mean that, in a dry canteen, no potable fluid is available. See also wet2.    2. wanting an alcoholic drink    Usually of a person wanting beer, with a pretence of… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 69dry — adj 1. dried, dehydrated, desiccated, exsiccated, evaporated, Chem. anhydrous; juiceless, sapless, undampened, unmoistened, dried up, dried out, arid, sear, parched, rainless, droughty; thirsty, unwatered, waterless, bare, barren, fruitless,… …

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  • 70dry up — phrasal verb Word forms dry up : present tense I/you/we/they dry up he/she/it dries up present participle drying up past tense dried up past participle dried up 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something dries up or is dried up, all the water… …

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