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drip-dry <-ie-> [ˌdrɪpˈdraɪ] ADJ

I . dry up VB intr

1. dry up (become dry):

2. dry up (dry the dishes):

5. dry up inf (become silent):

dry cell [ˈdraɪˌsel] N elec

dry dock N

dry goods N

dry goods pl Am:

dry land N (not sea)

dry rot N BOT

dry-shod [ˈdraɪʃɒd, Am -ʃɑ:d] ADJ ADV

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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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Luscious ice-making weather, this, making the task as simple as spraying layers of quick-drying latex paint on a floor.
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The tadpoles develop quickly in warm water to avoid it drying before metamorphosis.
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Its scaffolding collapsed, and at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement.
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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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This process can also be reversed, partially drying the copra in the kiln and finishing the process with sunlight.
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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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A rstra is an arrangement of drying chili pepper pods.
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Because so many small producers are involved, it is impractical to monitor all the farms and drying sites (which is where aflatoxin contamination occurs).
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The windows of the dining room look onto a courtyard filled with drying laundry.
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