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I . dry <-ier [or -er], -iest [or -est] > [draɪ] ADJ

3. dry bread:

dry

5. dry (uninteresting):

dry
dry

II . dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

drip-dry <-ie-> [ˌdrɪpˈdraɪ] ADJ

I . dry up VB intr

1. dry up (become dry):

dry up

2. dry up (dry the dishes):

dry up

4. dry up (run out):

dry up
dry up

5. dry up inf (become silent):

dry up

dry cell [ˈdraɪˌsel] N elec

dry dock N

dry goods N

dry goods pl Am:

dry goods

dry land N (not sea)

dry rot N BOT

dry-shod [ˈdraɪʃɒd, Am -ʃɑ:d] ADJ ADV

dry cell battery N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to spend more than $40,000 ($335,943 in 2011 dollars) for the new dry cleaning equipment.
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Notably, when officers in that city nabbed their jewel-swallowing thief this week, they already had a ready-made dry cell in which to put him.
news.nationalpost.com
Later, a stationary rainband from the typhoon dropped heavy precipitation on Guam during its dry season.
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The sterilised items leave the sterilisation chamber in a completely dry state.
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Measures are classified as either dry measures or fluid measures.
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There is a dry cleaning shop and a post office.
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Alcohol-containing mouthwashes may make dry mouth and halitosis worse since it dries out the mouth.
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Affable and blessed with immaculate manners, he had a fine sense of humour, not of the belly-laugh variety but the dry chortle and wide smile.
www.racingpost.com
This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.
en.wikipedia.org
Pomade is a different animal than hair wax and works better on dry hair.
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