dry [ drai] a.干的，干燥的
dry [ drai] a.干巴巴的，枯燥的
dry up (使)干涸
dry [drai] v. 弄干,擦干 a. 干的,干燥
老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
Air drying 大气干燥
Kiln dried pine 窑干松木
Kiln drying 人工窑干燥
Air drying 常温干燥
Dry rubbing 干磨
Drying time 干燥时间
Quick drying paint 速干漆
Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems
干粉灭火系统标准
Standard for Dry cleaning Plants
干粉清理剂工厂标准
Dried Apricot 杏脯
Dried Dates 干枣
Dry Battery 干电池
Dry Blade 干切锯片
Dry Electric Iron 电熨斗
Dry Iron 烫斗
cut and dried 千篇一律
inspection on cleanliness of dry cargo hold 干货舱清洁检验
Keep in a dry place 在干燥处保管
Keep Dry 防湿
inspection on cleanliness of dry cargo hold 干货舱清洁检验
Keep Dry 保持干燥
cut-and-dried 事先准备好的;枯燥无味的
点 心
牡蛎煎 Oyster omelet
臭豆腐 Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu)
油豆腐 Oily bean curd
麻辣豆腐 Spicy hot bean curd
虾片 Prawn cracker
虾球 Shrimp balls
春卷 Spring rolls
蛋卷 Chicken rolls
碗糕 Salty rice pudding
筒仔米糕 Rice tube pudding
红豆糕 Red bean cake
绿豆糕 Bean paste cake
糯米糕 Glutinous rice cakes
萝卜糕 Fried white radish patty
芋头糕 Taro cake
肉圆 Taiwanese Meatballs
水晶饺 Pyramid dumplings
肉丸 Rice-meat dumplings
豆干 Dried tofu
老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
dried turnip 萝卜干
dried lily flower 金针菜
dried bamboo shoot 笋干
dried mushroom 冬菇
dried beef slices 牛肉片
dried pork slices 猪肉片
dried persimmon 柿饼
dried longan 桂圆干
dry cleaning 干洗
干式缸套
dry cylinder liner
干货集装箱
dry cargo container
净底盘干质量
bare chassis dry mass
底盘与驾驶室干质量
chassis and cab dry mass
The swimmer dried off in the hot sun.
游泳者在烈日下晒干身子。
She ran in after the rainstorm and dried herself off with a thick towel.
大雨过后她跑进来，用一块厚毛巾把身子擦干。
The dry spell is becoming more and more severe.
旱灾日益严重。
His home area suffered from a plague of dry weather last year.
去年他的家乡遭受了旱灾。
The ground was so dry that it was difficult to see where the river had been previously.
土太干燥了，很难看出原先河水流经的地方。
Towns have sprung up in what was a dry desert.
一些城镇在曾经是干旱沙漠的地方出现了。
Spraying with water is particularly effective for discouraging red spider mite, which flourishes in dry conditions.
喷水对于阻止在干燥条件下旺盛生长的红蜘蛛螨虫有奇效。
The land in this region is rather dry and parched.
这片土地十分干燥。
I will love you until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble.我将爱你直到海枯石烂。
The wet clothes will soon dry in the sun.
湿衣服在太阳下很快就会干的。
The soil is too dry for planting.
土太干了，不能种东西。
The well had gone dry.
井干涸了。
The book is as dry as dust.
这本书枯燥无味。
A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire.
在天气干燥时把点燃的香烟扔进树林可能会引起火灾。
After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain.
干燥的天气之后，人人都希望下雨。
我擦盘子。
I'll dry the dishes. *dry是“使……干”、“除去水气”和“擦”的意思。
你能把衣服晾上吗?
Would you put up the clothes to dry?
气候干燥。
It's dry.
It's wet today. (今天像要下雨。)
It's rainy today. (今天像要下雨。)
The laundry is not dry enough.
衣服还没干。
Now, we're doing something new making skin strong enough that it doesn't wrinkle, become dry, or develop blemishes.
现在我们正在做一些改进，使皮质变得坚韧而不致有皱纹，变干或产生磨损。
I'd like to pick up my dry cleaning.
我要去拿我送干洗的衣服。
It's no use pumping a dry well.
徒劳无益。
We never know the worth (or value) of water till the well is dry.
井枯方知水可贵。
Compressed air drying 压缩空气干燥
Developer， dry 干显象剂
Dry method 干法
Dry powder 干粉
Dry technique 干粉技术
Dry developer 干显像剂
Dry developing cabinet 干显像柜
Dry method 干粉法
Drying oven 干燥箱
Drying station 干燥工位
Drying time 干燥时间
Fluorescent dry deposit penetrant 干沉积荧光渗透剂
dry cargo 干货dunnage 填充
His cough is dry, producing no phlegm.
他是干咳，没有痰。
up : 离开，消灭(expressing separation and destroy)
break up 拆开，驱散
cut up 切碎
split up 分裂
divide up 分割
smash up 捣毁
blow up 炸毁
wither up 枯死
tear up 撕碎
give up 放弃
fold up 垮台
dry up 枯竭，干涸
crack up 撞坏
clutter up 使散乱
litter up 乱丢杂物
cut-and-dried 事先准备好的;枯燥无味的
dry out (使)干透
dry up (使)干透，(使)干涸；(使)枯竭
Enquiries are dried up.
询盘正在绝迹。
板鸭 [bǎn yā] /pressed (dried) salted duck/
焙 [bèi] /to dry over a fire/to bake/
乾 [gān] /dry/
干 [gān] /dry/to concern/shield/
乾旱 [gān hàn] /drought/arid/dry/
乾燥 [gān zào] /dry/arid/dull/
干燥 [gān zào] /to dry (of paint, cement, etc.)/dessication/dull/uninteresting/
槁 [gǎo] /dry/rotten (as wood)/
塥 [gé] /dry clay lump/
篝 [gōu] /bamboo frame for drying clothes/
涸 [hé] /to dry/to dry up/
隍 [huáng] /dry moat/god of city/
垲 [kǎi] /dry terrain/
枯 [kū] /dried up/
晾 [liàng] /to dry in the air/
陆地 [lù dì] /dry land (as opposed to the sea)/
糗 [qiǔ] /(surname)/dry provisions/
澌 [sī] /drain dry/to exhaust/
索然 [suǒ rán] /dull/dry/
燥 [zào] /dry/parched/impatient/
His mind was ready for the unpredictable.
他的思想在准备思考不可预测的事。
Unpredicability is part of the essential nature of research.
不可预测性是科学研究不可或缺的一个重要特征。
If you don't have unpredictable things, you don't have research.
如果没有不可预测现象的产生就无所谓科学研究了。
Scientists tend to forget this when writing their cut and dried reports for the technical journals, but history is filled with examples of it.
科学家们在为科学杂志撰写千篇一律的报告时常常忘记这一点，而历史上这样的例子却比比皆是。
{adj: achenial} pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit
{adj: adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked} dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
"a vast desert all adust"
"land lying baked in the heat"
"parched soil"
"the earth was scorched and bare"
"sunbaked salt flats"
{adj: air-dried} made dry by contact with unheated air
{adj: air-dry} not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
{adj: baked} (bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven)
"baked goods"
{adj: beached, high-and-dry} on a beach
{adj: bone-dry, bone dry} without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
"bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"
"a drier to get the clothes bone dry"
{adj: brut} (of champagne) extremely dry
{adj: crisp, sharp} (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
"a sharp photographic image"
"the sharp crack of a twig"
"the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
{adj: cured} (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
{adj: cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry} according to ordinary expectations
{adj: desiccated, dried-out} thoroughly dried out
"old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"
"dried-out boards beginning to split"
{adj: dried, dehydrated, desiccated} preserved by removing natural moisture
"dried beef"
"dried fruit"
"dehydrated eggs"
"shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
{adj: dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered} (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
"dried-up grass"
"the desert was edged with sere vegetation"
"shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"
"withered vines"
{adj: dried-up} depleted of water
"a dried-up water hole"
{adj: dried} not still wet
"the ink has dried"
"a face marked with dried tears"
{adj: drip-dry, permanent-press} used of fabrics that do not require ironing
"drip-dry shirts for travel"
{adj: dry, ironic, ironical, wry} humorously sarcastic or mocking
"dry humor"
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
"an ironic novel"
"an ironical smile"
"with a wry Scottish wit"
{adj: dry, juiceless} lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
"a dry book"
"a dry lecture filled with trivial details"
"dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
{adj: dry, teetotal} practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
"he's been dry for ten years"
"no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
{adj: dry-cleaned} cleaned with chemical solvents
{adj: dry-shod} having or keeping the feet or shoes dry
"a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"
{adj: dry} (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"
"dry meat"
{adj: dry} (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
"a dry white burgundy"
"a dry Bordeaux"
<-> sweet
{adj: dry} free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
"dry land"
"dry clothes"
"a dry climate"
"dry splintery boards"
"a dry river bed"
"the paint is dry"
<-> wet
{adj: dry} having a large proportion of strong liquor
"a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
{adj: dry} having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"
"rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
{adj: dry} lacking moisture or volatile components
"dry paint"
<-> wet
{adj: dry} lacking warmth or emotional involvement
"a dry greeting"
"a dry reading of the lines"
"a dry critique"
{adj: dry} not producing milk
"a dry cow"
<-> wet
{adj: dry} not shedding tears
"dry sobs"
"with dry eyes"
{adj: dry} opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
"a dry state"
<-> wet
{adj: dry} unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"
"a mind dry of new ideas"
{adj: dry} used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
{adj: dry} without a mucous or watery discharge
"a dry cough"
"that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
<-> phlegmy
{adj: edged} having a specified kind of border or edge
"a black-edged card"
"rough-edged leaves"
"dried sweat left salt-edged patches"
{adj: freeze-dried} preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum
"freeze-dried coffee"
{adj: hard} dried out
"hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
{adj: kiln-dried} dried in a kiln
{adj: kind, genial} agreeable, conducive to comfort
"a dry climate kind to asthmatics"
"the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
{adj: lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried} used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
{adj: measly, miserable, paltry} contemptibly small in amount
"a measly tip"
"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
"a paltry wage"
"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
{adj: medium-dry} of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry
{adj: phlegmy} characterized by phlegm
"a phlegmy discharge"
<-> dry
{adj: quick-drying} of a liquid substance that dries quickly
{adj: roast, roasted} (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
{adj: roughdried} (of laundry) dried but not ironed
{adj: sapless} destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry
"the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer
{adj: scorching} hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
"scorching heat"
{adj: sec, unsweet} (of champagne) moderately dry
{adj: semi-dry} somewhat dry
"swabbing left the deck semi-dry but still slippery"
{adj: smoked, smoke-cured, smoke-dried} (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
{adj: spray-dried} dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powder
{adj: stoneless} (of fruits having stones) having the stone removed
"stoneless dried dates"
{adj: straw-colored, straw-coloured} having the color of dry straw
{adj: sun-dried, sundried} dried naturally by the sun
"sun-dried apricots"
{adj: sweet} (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
"sweet dessert wines"
<-> dry
{adj: tacky} (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
"tacky varnish"
{adj: tearless, dry-eyed} free from tears
<-> tearful
{adj: wash-and-wear, drip-dry} treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
"a wash-and-wear shirt"
{adj: wet, lactating} producing or secreting milk
"a wet nurse"
"a wet cow"
"lactating cows"
<-> dry
{adj: wet} containing moisture or volatile components
" wet paint"
<-> dry
{adj: wet} covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
"a wet bathing suit"
"wet sidewalks"
"wet weather"
<-> dry
{adj: wet} supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"a wet candidate running on a wet platform"
"a wet county"
<-> dry
{adj: xerophytic} adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment
"cacti are xerophytic plants"
"xerophytic adaptations"
{adv: laconically, dryly, drily} in a dry laconic manner
"I know that," he said dryly
{n: Alexandria senna, Alexandrian senna, true senna, tinnevelly senna, Indian senna, Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia, Cassia augustifolia} erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
{n: American persimmon, possumwood, Diospyros virginiana} medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
{n: American turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus laevis} small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
{n: Amontillado} pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
{n: Armagnac} dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France
{n: Armillaria zelleri} a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
{n: Arnica montana} herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
{n: Beaujolais} dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
{n: Boletus chrysenteron} a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
{n: Boletus edulis} a edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
{n: Boletus variipes} an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
{n: Bombacaceae, family Bombacaceae} tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
{n: Boston baked beans} dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
{n: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit} a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
{n: Calvados} dry apple brandy made in Normandy
{n: Chablis, white Burgundy} dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it
{n: Chardonnay, Pinot Chardonnay} dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
{n: Chianti} dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany
{n: Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi} thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
{n: Clitocybe dealbata} a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
{n: Cortinarius semisanguineus} a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
{n: Cryptotermes, genus Cryptotermes} genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes
{n: Drosophyllum lusitanicum} perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
{n: Eastman, George Eastman} United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
{n: Eccles cake} a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit
{n: English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis} aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets
{n: Geastrum, genus Geastrum} type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
{n: Gymnopilus validipes} a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
{n: Hygrocybe acutoconica, conic waxycap} a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
{n: Hygrophorus russula} an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
{n: Hygrophorus sordidus} an edible fungus with a large white cap and a dry stalk and white gills
{n: Jonah} (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
{n: Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea} annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions
{n: Legionnaires' disease} acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
{n: Lyonnaise sauce, brown onion sauce} brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar
{n: Manzanilla} very dry pale sherry from Spain
{n: Merlot} dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California
{n: Muscadet} dry white wine from the Loire valley in France
{n: Parmesan} hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated
{n: Pinot blanc} dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes
{n: Pinot noir} dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes
{n: Rhodes grass, Chloris gayana} perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions
{n: Riesling} fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California
{n: Rioja} dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain
{n: Santa Ana} a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
{n: Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball} an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
{n: Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia family} chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
{n: Smitane} veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream
{n: Soave} dry white Italian wine from Verona
{n: United States dry unit} a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
{n: Verdicchio} a dry white Italian wine made from Verdicchio grapes
{n: Volvariella bombycina} a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap
{n: Vouvray} a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley
{n: aa} a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
{n: achene} small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
{n: adobe, adobe brick} sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
{n: air conditioner, air conditioning} a system that keeps air cool and dry
{n: airing cupboard} a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
{n: allspice} ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
{n: alveolitis, dry socket} inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
{n: ammonium chloride, sal ammoniac} a white salt used in dry cells
{n: apple of Peru, shoo fly, Nicandra physaloides} coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry
{n: ardeb} a unit of dry measure used in Egypt
{n: bacon} back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
{n: bagasse} the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
{n: baking} cooking by dry heat in an oven
{n: balata, gutta balata} when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
{n: barrel cactus} a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
{n: basil, sweet basil} leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
{n: bath mat} a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath
{n: bath towel} a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
{n: bathing cap, swimming cap} a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
{n: bay leaf} dried leaf of the bay laurel
{n: beach towel} very large towel to dry yourself after swimming
{n: beanbag} a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
{n: beef jerky} strips of dried beef
{n: beefsteak plant, beef plant, Iresine herbstii, Iresine reticulata} South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
{n: betel, betel pepper, Piper betel} Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
{n: biltong} meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun
{n: bise, bize} a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
{n: bitter} English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
{n: black bean, turtle bean} black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried
{n: black olive, ripe olive} olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
{n: black pea, Lathyrus niger} perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
{n: black-eyed pea, cowpea} eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
{n: blepharitis} inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts
{n: blood meal} the dried and powdered blood of animals
{n: blotting paper, blotter} absorbent paper used to dry ink
{n: blue sage, Salvia azurea} blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
{n: bog, peat bog} wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
{n: bonito, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis} fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
{n: booger} dried nasal mucus
{n: brook, creek} a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
"the creek dried up every summer"
{n: buffalo grass, Buchloe dactyloides} short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
{n: bushel} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
{n: bushel} a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
{n: cacodyl, tetramethyldiarsine} a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air
{n: calcium chloride} a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent
{n: canister, cannister, tin} metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
{n: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja} the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
{n: capsule} a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
{n: cascade everlasting, Ozothamnus secundiflorus, Helichrysum secundiflorum} shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum
{n: cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark} dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
{n: cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca} a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
{n: cassava, manioc} cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
{n: chaffweed, bastard pimpernel, false pimpernel} weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
{n: chaldron} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
{n: chaparral pea, stingaree-bush, Pickeringia montana} spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California
{n: chicken feed, scratch} dry mash for poultry
{n: chickpea, garbanzo} large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
{n: chicory, chicory root} the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
{n: chinook, chinook wind, snow eater} a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
{n: chip, cow chip, cow dung, buffalo chip} a piece of dried bovine dung
{n: chipotle} a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking
{n: cinnamon} spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
{n: claret, red Bordeaux} dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
{n: cleaner, dry cleaner} the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
{n: cleaners, dry cleaners} shop where dry cleaning is done
{n: clothes dryer, clothes drier} a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing
{n: clothes hamper, laundry basket, clothes basket, voider} a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried
{n: clotheshorse} a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
{n: clothesline} a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
{n: cloud grass, Agrostis nebulosa} Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets
{n: clove} spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
{n: coca} dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect
{n: cochineal} a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
{n: cold cereal, dry cereal} a cereal that is not heated before serving
{n: colpoxerosis} a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry
{n: columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian} any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
{n: common bean} any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
{n: common carline thistle, Carlina vulgaris} Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
{n: common teasel, Dipsacus fullonum} teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
{n: copra} the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
{n: cordite} explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
{n: coriander, coriander seed} dried coriander seeds used whole or ground
{n: corncrib} a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
{n: corn} the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
{n: craniometry} the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
{n: cubeb} spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
{n: cudweed} any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
{n: currant} small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
{n: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation} the process of extracting moisture
{n: demiglace, demi-glaze} sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
{n: desert paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa} most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers
{n: desert pea, Sturt pea, Sturt's desert pea, Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus} sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia
{n: desert willow, Chilopsis linearis} evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods
{n: desiccant, drying agent, drier, sicative} a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
{n: direct antonym} antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')
{n: dishtowel, dish towel, tea towel} a towel for drying dishes
{n: doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, Adapin, Sinequan} a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
{n: dried apricot} apricots preserved by drying
{n: dried fruit} fruit preserved by drying
{n: dry battery} a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells
{n: dry cell} a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.
{n: dry cleaning} the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
{n: dry dock, drydock, graving dock} a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
{n: dry fly} a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water
<-> wet fly
{n: dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification} (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
{n: dry ice} solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
{n: dry kiln} a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
{n: dry masonry} masonry without mortar
{n: dry nurse} a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
{n: dry plate, dry plate process} a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
{n: dry point} a print produced by dry point engraving
{n: dry point} a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate
{n: dry rot} a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
{n: dry rot} a fungus causing dry rot
{n: dry season} one of the two seasons in tropical climates
<-> rainy season
{n: dry unit, dry measure} a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
{n: dry vermouth, French vermouth} dry pale amber variety
{n: dry wall, dry-stone wall} a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
{n: dry walling} the activity of building stone walls without mortar
{n: dry, prohibitionist} a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
{n: dry-bulb thermometer} an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
<-> wet-bulb thermometer
{n: dry-gulching} the act of killing from ambush
{n: dry-wood termite} any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil
{n: drying oil} an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
{n: durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet, Guinea corn} sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
{n: dustmop, dust mop, dry mop} a dry swab for dusting floors
{n: dust} fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
"the furniture was covered with dust"
{n: dwarf grey willow, dwarf gray willow, sage willow, Salix tristis} willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
{n: enamel} a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
{n: ephah, epha} an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
{n: eschar} a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
{n: estivation, aestivation} (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
{n: eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, red gum} reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis
{n: everlasting, everlasting flower} any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
{n: fig} fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
{n: fish meal} ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock
{n: flageolet, haricot} a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
{n: flashlight battery} a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights
{n: flatness} a deficiency in flavor
"it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils"
{n: floating dock, floating dry dock} dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
{n: flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion} the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
"plains fertilized by annual inundations"
{n: fluidounce, fluid ounce} a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
{n: fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
{n: fohn, foehn} a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
{n: foul-weather gear} protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather
{n: frail} a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
{n: freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation} a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
{n: fresh bean} beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried
{n: frijole} Mexican bean; usually dried
{n: fruitcake} a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
{n: gallon, Imperial gallon, congius} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
{n: garden pea, garden pea plant, common pea, Pisum sativum} plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
{n: garlic salt} ground dried garlic and salt
{n: genus Amorpha} American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides
{n: genus Ephedra} type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to dry and inhospitable regions
{n: genus Fusarium} a form genus of mostly plant parasites some of which cause dry rot; in humans a species can cause inflammation of cornea leading to blindness
{n: gill} a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
{n: ginger, powdered ginger} dried ground gingerroot
{n: globe amaranth, bachelor's button, Gomphrena globosa} tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
{n: glume} small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
{n: golden yarrow, Eriophyllum lanatum} greyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America
{n: gourd, calabash} bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
{n: grain, caryopsis} dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
{n: granola} cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar
{n: grass} narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
{n: green tea} tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting
{n: grouse} flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
{n: gum butea, butea gum, butea kino, Bengal kino} dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
{n: gum} any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
{n: hairy golden aster, prairie golden aster, Heterotheca villosa, Chrysopsis villosa} hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
{n: hand towel, face towel} a small towel used to dry the hands or face
{n: hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing} the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
"the hardening of concrete"
"he tested the set of the glue"
{n: harvest-lice, Agrimonia eupatoria} erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats
{n: haycock} a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
{n: haying, haying time} the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
{n: haymaker, hay conditioner} a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
{n: heart} a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
"a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
{n: helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose} any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
{n: herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls, Mercurialis annua} Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
{n: herbarium} a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study
{n: hop, hops} twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
{n: hull} dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
{n: hunter's sauce, sauce chausseur} brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine
{n: hygrodeik} a wet and dry bulb hygrometer
{n: hyssop} bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes
{n: ichthyosis} any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)
{n: indirect antonym} antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')
{n: irrigation ditch} a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially
{n: irrigation} supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
{n: jerky, jerked meat, jerk} meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
{n: job} a damaging piece of work
"dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"
"the barber did a real job on my hair"
{n: kaoliang} sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)
{n: keratomalacia} softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
{n: kidney bean} large dark red bean; usually dried
{n: kiln} a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
{n: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma} the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
"the earth shook for several minutes"
"he dropped the logs on the ground"
{n: leak fungus, ring rot fungus, Rhizopus stolonifer} fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes
{n: licorice, liquorice} a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
{n: ling, Molva molva} elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
{n: linseed oil, flaxseed oil} a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
{n: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee} Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
{n: loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge} the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
{n: lotion, application} liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
"a lotion for dry skin"
{n: luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine} any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
{n: lutefisk, lutfisk} dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency
{n: mace} spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
{n: macon, maconnais} fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
{n: magnolia} dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
{n: malted milk} powder made of dried milk and malted cereals
{n: malt} a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
{n: mangle} clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
{n: manzanita} chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
{n: marijuana, marihuana, ganja, Cannabis sativa} a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
{n: martini} a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
{n: mercury fulminate, fulminate of mercury, fulminating mercury} a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
{n: mezereum} the dried bark of the shrub mezereon
{n: minim} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
{n: mix, premix} a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
{n: monkshood, helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus} a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
{n: mountain rice, silkgrass, silk grass, Indian millet, Oryzopsis hymenoides} valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico
{n: muesli} mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits
{n: mummification} embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
{n: mummy} a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
{n: myxedema, myxoedema} hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
{n: naboom, cactus euphorbia, Euphorbia ingens} small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
{n: nail polish, nail enamel, nail varnish} a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny
{n: navy bean, pea bean, white bean} white-seeded bean; usually dried
{n: nonfat dry milk} dehydrated skimmed milk
{n: oast house} a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
{n: oast} a kiln for drying hops
{n: oil paint} paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
{n: oilcloth} cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
{n: onion salt} ground dried onion and salt
{n: oolong} Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried
{n: oyster cracker} a small dry usually round cracker
{n: pack} a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
{n: paint} a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
{n: palo santo, Bulnesia sarmienti} South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
{n: paloverde} a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves
{n: papier-mache} a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when went and painted when dry
{n: paprika} a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
{n: pasta, alimentary paste} shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
{n: pea flour} meal made from dried peas
{n: pea shooter} a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
{n: pea soup} a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)
{n: peat} partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
{n: peck} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
{n: peck} a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
{n: pemmican, pemican} lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians
{n: pigment} dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)
{n: pink-and-white everlasting, pink paper daisy, Acroclinium roseum} flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying
{n: pint, dry pint} a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
{n: pinto bean} mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried
{n: pint} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
{n: pityriasis} any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
{n: plate rack} a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed
{n: poison ivy} dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant
"my poison ivy is drying up"
{n: polyester fiber} a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester
{n: pomelo, shaddock} large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
{n: popcorn, Zea mays everta} corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
{n: pork and beans} dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce
{n: powder-post termite, Cryptotermes brevis} extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
{n: powdered milk, dry milk, dried milk, milk powder} dehydrated milk
{n: powdered mustard, dry mustard} a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
{n: prairie cordgrass, freshwater cordgrass, slough grass, Spartina pectinmata} North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns
{n: prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima} perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
{n: prairie willow, Salix humilis} slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America
{n: printer's ink, printing ink} a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing
{n: prune} dried plum
{n: psoriasis} a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
{n: psychrometer} a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air
{n: puddle} a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
{n: pyrethrum} made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
{n: quart, dry quart} a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
{n: quart} a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
{n: rain stick} a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain
{n: rainy season} one of the two seasons in tropical climates
<-> dry season
{n: raisin moth, Cadra figulilella} moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
{n: raisin} dried grape
{n: red herring, smoked herring} a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
{n: reflux condenser} condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry
{n: refried beans, frijoles refritos} dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings
{n: rehearsal, dry run} a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
"he missed too many rehearsals"
"a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
{n: resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla} densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
{n: roasting} cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
"the slow roasting took several hours"
{n: rockiness} the quality of abounding in rocks and stones
"due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain"
{n: rockrose, rock rose} small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
{n: roentgen, R} a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
{n: rooibos, Aspalathus linearis, Aspalathus cedcarbergensis} South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
{n: rose of Jericho, resurrection plant, Anastatica hierochuntica} small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
{n: rosemary} extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
{n: sack} any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
{n: saffron} dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
{n: sage} aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
{n: salami} highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
{n: saltbush} any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
{n: sarsaparilla root} dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent
{n: sassafras} dried root bark of the sassafras tree
{n: scablands} (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
{n: schizocarp} a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
{n: scorpion} arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
{n: scrub oak} any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets
{n: seeded raisin} seeded grape that has been dried
{n: seedless raisin, sultana} dried seedless grape
{n: semigloss} a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat
{n: senega} dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin
{n: shallu, Sorghum vulgare rosburghii} sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India
{n: sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella} small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
{n: sherry} dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
{n: shock} a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
"corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"
"whole fields of wheat in shock"
{n: shortgrass, short-grass} any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
{n: shower cap} a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering
{n: silver willow, silky willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea} North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
{n: snow mushroom, Tremella fuciformis} popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried
{n: spin dryer, spin drier} a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it
{n: split-pea} dried hulled pea; used in soup
{n: spotter} a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
{n: squill} bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
{n: stemless hymenoxys, Tetraneuris acaulis, Hymenoxys acaulis} perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America
{n: stick cinnamon} dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark
{n: stick lac} lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried
{n: stick} an implement consisting of a length of wood
"he collected dry sticks for a campfire"
"the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
{n: stockfish} fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
{n: stover} the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
{n: straw wine} sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats
{n: strawflower, cornflower, Uvularia grandiflora} plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
{n: strawflower, golden everlasting, yellow paper daisy, Helichrysum bracteatum} Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers
{n: sweet cicely} fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs
{n: sweet-potato ring rot} disease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rot
{n: tea, tea leaf} dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea
"the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"
"they threw the tea into Boston harbor"
{n: tenter} a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
{n: tisane} infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves
{n: tobacco moth, cacao moth, Ephestia elutella} small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
{n: tobacco, baccy} leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
{n: towel} a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
{n: trailing four o'clock, trailing windmills, Allionia incarnata} trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico
{n: tramontane, tramontana} a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
{n: trichloroethylene, trichloroethane, TCE} a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
{n: turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii, Matricaria tchihatchewii} low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
{n: turmeric} ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
{n: wadi} gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
{n: wash, dry wash} the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
{n: western ragweed, perennial ragweed, Ambrosia psilostachya} coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
{n: wet fly} fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water
<-> dry fly
{n: wet-bulb thermometer} a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity
<-> dry-bulb thermometer
{n: wild yam, Dioscorea paniculata} having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
{n: wormwood sage, prairie sagewort, Artemisia frigida} silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets
{n: wrack} dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
{n: xerostomia, dry mouth} abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
{n: zinfandel} dry fruity red wine from California
{v: air} expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
"Air linen"
{v: bake} prepare with dry heat in an oven
"bake a cake"
{v: bleed} get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
"They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
{v: blot} dry (ink) with blotting paper
{v: blow-dry} dry hair with a hair dryer
{v: blow} cause air to go in, on, or through
"Blow my hair dry"
{v: chap} crack due to dehydration
"My lips chap in this dry weather"
{v: cure} prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
"cure meats"
"cure pickles"
{v: dehydrate, dry up, desiccate} lose water or moisture
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
<-> hydrate
{v: desquamate, peel off} peel off in scales
"dry skin desquamates"
{v: dismember, take apart, discerp} divide into pieces
"our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"
"The Empire was discerped after the war"
{v: drip-dry} dry by hanging up wet
{v: dry clean} clean with chemical agents
{v: dry, dry out} become dry or drier
"The laundry dries in the sun"
{v: dry, dry out} remove the moisture from and make dry
"dry clothes"
"dry hair"
<-> wet
{v: dry-dock, drydock} haul a ship into a drydock
{v: dry-nurse} take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
{v: dry-rot} affect or be affected with dry-rot
{v: freeze-dry} preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
"freeze-dry the strawberries"
{v: grass} spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
{v: ignite, light} cause to start burning ; subject to fire or great heat
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"
"Light a cigarette"
<-> extinguish
{v: itch} have or perceive an itch
"I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
{v: kindle, inflame} catch fire
"The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
{v: lyophilize, lyophilise} to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc.) by freezing in a high vacuum
{v: mummify, dry up} dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
"a mummified body was found"
{v: mummify} remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
"Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos"
{v: roast} cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
"roast the turkey"
{v: roll, roll up} show certain properties when being rolled
"The carpet rolls unevenly"
"dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
{v: rough-dry} dry without smoothing or ironing
"rough-dry the laundry"
{v: run dry, dry out} become empty of water
"The river runs dry in the summer"
{v: rustle} make a dry crackling sound
"rustling silk"
"the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
{v: scorch} become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
{v: sear, scorch} make very hot and dry
"The heat scorched the countryside"
{v: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither} wither, especially with a loss of moisture
"The fruit dried and shriveled"
{v: sop} mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface
"swab the floors"
{v: specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down} become more special
"We specialize in dried flowers"
<-> diversify
{v: spin-dry} dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces
{v: spray-dry} dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas
{v: stay, remain, rest} stay the same ; remain in a certain state
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
"rest assured"
"stay alone"
"He remained unmoved by her tears"
"The bad weather continued for another week"
<-> change
{v: string, thread, draw} thread on or as if on a string
"string pearls on a string"
"the child drew glass beads on a string"
"thread dried cranberries"
{v: sulphur, sulfur} treat with sulphur in order to preserve
"These dried fruits are sulphured"
{v: towel} wipe with a towel
"towel your hair dry"
{v: tumble dry} dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder
"These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry"
{v: tumble} put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
"Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
{v: wet} cause to become wet
"Wet your face"
<-> dry
Then he would prepare for his luncheon of dry bread and water;
然后，他就会准备午餐－干面包加白开水；
he would slice into the loaf
他会切了一块面包
In 1863 Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company was established to acquire docks and repair yards at Whampoa, on the Pearl River in China, and at the then newly constructed dry docks at Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island. 1863年，香港惠姆渡船坞公司为获得船坞和修理厂而于中国江边的惠姆波建厂，并于当时在香港岛阿伯丁新建干船坞。
In San Bernardino, a dry, dusty city about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, a team of PE specialists used a side-door entrance to turn the school PE programme into a model that has produced quantifiable improvements in children's fitness levels.
在洛杉矶以东约 6O 英里的一个干燥、多尘的城市－桑伯纳迪诺市里，一批体育专家通过 "旁门左道 "使学校的体育课程成了典范，给孩子们的体格健康水平带来了可观的提高。
Under the dried hay grass there was an old worn book of English poetry. He found it in the house one day while he was cleaning.
在干燥的饲草下面，有一本破旧的英文诗集，那是他有一天打扫房屋时在屋里发现的。
Gentle hands dried the child and wrapped her in a large, soft towel;
她温软的手将她身上的水擦干，用一条又大又软的浴巾把她裹了起来；
these talented tapering fingers were far more used to drawing liquid melody from piano keys, or painting colorful landscapes, or molding enchanting clay animals that delighted the children she taught.
这些灵巧尖细的手指更加习惯于在钢琴上弹出流畅柔和的音乐，或者画出精彩纷呈的风景画，或者捏出使她的学生们大喜过望的栩栩如生的泥塑动物。
I only had dry bombli with dhal and bread for lunch. "
我中饭只吃了点干木豆和面包。 "
They hope to separate their part of the sea from the rest to prevent it drying out further.
为了阻止境内那一部分海域进一步干涸，他们期望能将它与咸海的其他海域分离。
" And a good thing, " sneered on Paine, a dried-up old man who stood near us.
"是该让他们伤心， "站在我们旁边的干瘪老头迪肯·佩恩冷笑着说。
I envied him, too, as he made his fire of dry sticks -- then night was suddenly cool.
当他用枯枝生起火来时，我很羡慕他，夜好像突然凉爽起来了。
Added to this are such perks as an in-house florist, an automobile repair shop, and even a dry cleaning service that delivers to your desk and workers at Oracle's Redwood Shores, California, campus.
此外，公司还为员工提供如下福利：公司内部设有花店和汽车修理厂，甚至还提供干洗服务，服务对象包括公司在加州雷德伍德海岸总部的所有工作人员。
Similar remains might be left behind where temperatures are low, like frozen lakes on the Martian surface before the planet dried out.
而在其它一些温度很低的地方，如在火星干燥之前表面结冻的湖中可能也遗留着类似的化石遗迹。
Couscous, Moroccan chicken with dried apricots, raisins and razor-thin slices of almond are gracefully served up.
在这里可以享用摩洛哥鸡配北非面食及杏干、葡萄干、杏仁片。
The local Semillon( pronounced SEM-eh-LON, with a typically Australian disregard for the niceties of French) is often mixed with Chardonnay, or even used alone, to create bracing and quite extraordinary dry white wines.
当地种植的赛米翁（读成 SEM-eh-LON ，发音中带着一种典型的澳大利亚人对法国式优雅的不屑）葡萄常常和夏多内葡萄混在一起，或者单独酿制成入口舒爽、非同一般的干白葡萄酒。
It is true that a high proportion of the newly farmed land was suitable only for grazing and dry farming, but agricultural practices had become sufficiently advanced to make it possible to increase the profitability of farming by utilizing even these relatively barren lands.
诚然，很大一部分新开垦的土地仅宜于放牧和旱作，但农业手段已发展得相当进步，足以使农民即使通过利用这些相对贫脊的土地，亦可增加其农业的经济效益。
干电池 dry cell
干馏 dry distillation
dried turnip 萝卜干
干性 dry
干电池 Dry battery
干电池 Dry cell
Dry cylinder liner 干式汽缸套
表干时间 surface drying time
实干时间 hard drying time
薇菜干 Dried Osmund
干洗 Dry cleaning
旱作 Dry farming
保持干燥，防泾 Keep Dry
储存干燥处 Keep in a Dry Place
切勿受潮 Keep Dry／Caution Against Wet
此端向上 This Side Up
勿用手钩 Use No Hooks
切勿投掷 No Dumping
切勿倒置 Keep Upright
切勿倾倒 No Turning Over
切勿坠落 Do Not Drop／No Dropping
切勿平放 Not to Be Laid Flat
切勿压挤 Do Not Crush
勿放顶上 Do Not Stake on Top
放于凉处 Keep Cool／Stow Cool
干处保管 Keep in Dry Place
勿放湿处 Do Not Stow in Damp Place
甲板装运 Keep on Deck
装于舱内 Keep in Hold
勿近锅炉 Stow Away from Boiler
必须平放 Keep Flat/Stow Level
怕光 Keep in Dark Place
怕压 Not to Be Stow Below Other Cargo
干法柱填充 dry column packing
干柱色谱法 dry-column chromatography
干柱色谱法 dry-column chromatography, DCC
American dry 美制干量
1 pint 品脱=33.60 cu.in. 立方英寸=0.550 litre 升
1 quart 夸脱=2 pints 品脱=1.101 litres 升
1 peck 配克=8 quarts 夸脱=8.81 litres 升
1 bushel 蒲式耳=4 pecks 配克=35.3 litres 升
快干 drip-dry
HS0210
Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked;edible flours and meals of meat
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍的肉及杂碎；肉或杂碎粉
HS02101110
Unboned swine hams&shoulders, salted, in brine,dried or smoked
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍带骨猪腿
HS02101200
Bellies & cuts thereof of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍猪腹肉（五花肉）
HS02101900
Meat of swine, salted, in brine,dried or smoked, nes
其他干、熏、盐腌或盐渍猪肉
HS02102000
Meat of bovine animals, salted,in brine,dried or smoked
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍牛肉
HS02109100
Primates, nes, saltd, dried or smokd; flours & meals of meat or offal
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍灵长目动物肉及食用杂碎
HS02109200
Whales, dophins, nes, saltd, dried or smokd; flours & meals of meat or offal
干熏盐腌鲸目、海牛目哺乳动物肉及食用杂碎
HS02109300
Reptiles, nes, saltd, dried or smokd; flours & meals of meat or offal
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍的爬行动物肉及食用杂碎
HS02109900
Other meat, nes, saltd, dried or smokd; flours & meals of meat or offal
其他干、熏、盐腌或盐渍肉及食用杂碎
HS0305
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smok
干及盐腌渍的鱼；熏鱼；可食用的鱼粉和粒
HS03052000
Livers & roes, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
干、熏、盐腌或盐渍的鱼肝及鱼卵
HS03053000
Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
干、盐腌或盐渍的鱼片，但熏制的除外
HS03054110
Atlantic salmon, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
熏大西洋鲑鱼
HS03054120
Pacific salmon and danube salmon, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
熏大马哈鱼及多瑙哲罗鱼
HS03055100
Dried cod, not smoked
干鳕鱼
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