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Term: to dry

Description:

To dry is a verb that refers to the process of removing moisture or wetness from an object or substance. It can also describe the state of being free from moisture.

Sample Sentences:

  1. After washing the clothes, she hung them outside to dry in the sun.
  2. The hairdryer helps to dry your hair quickly.
  3. We need to let the paint dry before we can touch it.
  4. Please make sure to dry your hands thoroughly after washing.
  5. The desert climate tends to dry out your skin.

Senses and Usages:

  1. Transitive Verb: To remove moisture from something by using heat, air, or absorbent material.
    • The sun dried my wet clothes.
    • She dried her hair with a towel.
  2. Intransitive Verb: To lose or remove moisture; become dry.
    • The river dried up during the summer months.
    • Her tears dried quickly in the warm breeze.
  3. Adjective: Describing something that lacks moisture or wetness.
    • The desert is a dry and arid region.
    • Her lips were dry and cracked from the cold weather.
  4. Noun - Dryness: The state or quality of being dry.
    • The dryness of the climate caused the soil to become parched.
    • His dryness of humor often left people puzzled.

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