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Meaning of dries

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dries

noun

Definitions

  1. The process by which something is dried.

    Example: This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry.

  2. A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).

  3. (with "the") The dry season.

  4. An area of waterless country.

verb

Definitions

  1. To lose moisture.

    Example: The clothes dried on the line.

  2. To remove moisture from.

    Example: Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.

  3. To be thirsty.

  4. To exhaust; to cause to run dry.