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quick-drying ADJ

I . dry [draı] ADJ

II . dry [draı] VB trans, intr

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dry [draı]

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bone-dry ADJ

drip-dry ADJ

dry battery N, dry cell

dry cell N

dry cell → dry battery

See also dry battery

dry battery N, dry cell

dry-clean VB trans, intr

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dry-clearner's N

dry dock N

dry spell N

spin-dry VB trans

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The best time to moisturise is within three minutes of drying off after you shower.
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Possible effects include scenery spoliation, drying out of hot springs, soil erosion, noise pollution, and chemical pollution of the atmosphere and of surface- and groundwaters.
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This process can also be reversed, partially drying the copra in the kiln and finishing the process with sunlight.
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The tadpoles develop quickly in warm water to avoid it drying before metamorphosis.
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He would often paint into wet varnish, or apply a layer of fast-drying paint over a layer of slow-drying paint.
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Disturbance of waterbirds by humans and dogs may occur, especially in late summer and autumn when the lake is drying out.
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Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.
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The grog at the base prevents gluing and acts as a vent for carbon gases while drying and sintering.
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The main purpose of the wet palette is to keep acrylic paint, whose drying is unreversable, workable.
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Upon drying, these outer cells lose water and gradually shrink, thus producing an unequal tension between the outer and inner cells of the peridium.
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