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Dry
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Dry
To remove moisture from a surface
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Dry
fencing without electric scoring aids
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Dry
Dry adjective [ Compar. Drier ; superl. Driest .] [ Middle English dru...e , druye , drie , Anglo-Saxon dryge ; akin to LG. dröge , Dutch droog... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/126
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Dry transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dried ; present participle & verbal noun Drying .] [ Anglo-Saxon drygan ; confer drugian to grow dry. See Dry , Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/126
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Dry intransitive verb 1. To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly. 2. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up ; as, the str... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/126
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1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; said especially: Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. 'The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season.' (Addison) ... Of vegetabl... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?dry
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ironic adjective humorously sarcastic or mocking; `dry humor`; `an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely`; `an ironic novel`; `an ironical smile`; `with a wry Scottish wit` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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juiceless adjective lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; `a dry book`; `a dry lecture filled with trivial details`; `dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated ... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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teetotal adjective practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; `he`s been dry for ten years`; `no thank you; I happen to be teetotal` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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adjective having a large proportion of strong liquor; `a very dry martini is almost straight gin` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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adjective unproductive especially of the expected results; `a dry run`; `a mind dry of new ideas` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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adjective used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; `dry weight` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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adjective lacking warmth or emotional involvement; `a dry greeting`; `a dry reading of the lines`; `a dry critique` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dry
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