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/ˈdɹaɪə//ˈdɹaɪɚ/Definitions
One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
Example: The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
An electric hair dryer.
Any other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.
/ˈdɹaɪə//ˈdɹaɪɚ/Definitions
Free from or lacking moisture.
Example: This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?
Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or (farming) milk.
Example: This well is as dry as that cow.
Built without or lacking mortar.
Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
Example: Dry alcohol is 200 proof.