noun Download 🔗Share The process by which something is dried. Examples : "This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry." process nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (with "the") The dry season. Examples : ""Farmers worry about their crops during the dries because there is little or no rain." " weather time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. Examples : "During the political debate, the older journalist referred to the younger Conservative MP as one of the last true "Dries," implying he still held very firm, Thatcherite views. " politics government nation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lose moisture. Examples : "The clothes dried on the line." weather nature environment science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To exhaust; to cause to run dry. Examples : "The summer heat dries the well, leaving us with no water. " environment nature process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing. Examples : "During the school play, the young actor nervously dries in the middle of his important speech. " entertainment stage language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading