dry
verb [I or T] /draɪ/Definition
A2 to become dry, or to make something become dry: Will this paint dry by tomorrow? Hang the clothes up to dry. The fruit is dried in the sun.Dry weather, arid conditions and dryness dry the dishes (UK also dry up (the dishes), UK do the drying (up)) › to dry plates, knives, forks, etc. after they have been washedCleaning and tidying places and things
(Definition of dry verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arid adjective
- as dry as a bone idiom
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate verb
- desertification noun
- desiccated adjective
- desiccation noun
- dried verb
- drought noun
- dry (sth) out phrasal verb
- dry adjective (NOT WET)
- dry up phrasal verb (WATER)
- frazzled adjective (BURNED)
- parched adjective (VERY DRY)
- sandstorm noun
- scorched adjective
- semi-arid adjective
- subarid adjective
- sun-baked adjective
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