DRY, DRYING, DRYNESS - ADJECTIVES
- dry SICCED 1667 obs.
- dry and hot, burning ADURENT 1626 obs. rare
- dry, arid SICCANEOUS 1656 rare
- dry, hard, harsh, hot VENOM Bk1905 Eng. dial.
- dry, harsh HASKISH Bk1902 Eng. dial.
- dry, insipid DAFFY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
- dry, juiceless; thirsty KECKSY 1874 Eng. dial.
- dry, parched BASKED Bk1898 Eng. dial.
- dry, parched HASKY 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
- drying HAZLING Bk1902 Sc.
- drying; having the property of absorbing moisture SICCATIVE 1547
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A DEAD DINGO'S DONGER Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A GUMDIGGER'S DOG Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A KOOKABURRA'S KHYBER IN THE SIMPSON DESERT Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A POM'S TOWEL Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry or rainless DRY-AS-DUST 1889
- half-dry HAZEL Bk1902 Eng. dial.
- having power to make dry SICCIFIC 1656 obs.
- having power to make dry SICCIFICAL 1656 obs.
- in a dry condition ADRY 1628
- quite dry, not the least wet THREAD-DRY 1896 Sc.
- so dry as to make a rustling sound REESLIN-DRY 1801 Sc.
- very dry DRY AS A KECK 1896 Eng. dial.
- very dry DRY AS A NUN'S FANNY Brit. sl.
- very dry DRY AS A NUN'S MINGE Brit. sl.
- very dry DRY AS A POPCORN FART 1970 Amer. dial.
- very dry STRAW-DRY 1951
- very dry, very thirsty SITICULOUS 1620 obs.
DRY etc. - NOUNS
- a drying or airing in the sun; a drying clothes lightly HAIZER 1887 Sc.
- a dry place; dry land DRYNESS a1398 obs. rare
- dryness; absence of moisture SICCITUDE 1599 obs.
- dryness; absence of moisture SICCITY 1477 obs.
- dryness, drought; a dry place, desert DRYHEAD a1300 obs.
- dryness, harshness HASKNESS Bk1902 Eng. dial.
- dryness, dry condition DRYTH a1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- fear of dryness and dry places, as deserts XEROPHOBIA Bk1991
- symbolic of dryness (generally a snooker player keeps his chalk in his waistcoat pocket - what the thirsty may claim to have a throat like) SNOOKER PLAYER'S POCKET Brit. sl.
- the process of drying SICCATION 1612 obs.
DRY etc. - VERBS
- to dry by exposure to the air; to half-dry, to dry on the surface HAZE 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
- to dry by the heat of the fire; to warm REESTLE 1824 Sc. obs.
- to dry by the heat of the sun or fire REEST 1805 Sc.
- to dry, esp. partially or on the surface; said of newly-washed clothes, etc.HAIZER 1880 Sc.
- to dry in the sun BEAZE Bk1898 Eng. dial.
- to dry or air thoroughly (often said of clothes by the fire) RASH B1900 Eng. dial.
- to dry or mop up a wet place HAP Bk1905 Eng. dial.
- to dry, season in the sun; to dry on the surface HAZEL; HAZLE; HAZZLE 1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
- to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby QUADDLE; QUODDLE 1777 Eng. dial.
- to dry up; to become dry or withered ADROUGH c1000 obs.
- to dry up; to become dry or withered ADROWE c1000 obs.
- to dry up with heat; to burn, to scorch, to scar ADUST 1550 obs.
- to let dry by exposure to air; said of clothes SEASON 1979 Amer. dial.
- to make dry SICCATE 1570 obs. rare
- to make dry SICCICATE 1639 obs. rare
- dry SICCED 1667 obs.
- dry and hot, burning ADURENT 1626 obs. rare
- dry, arid SICCANEOUS 1656 rare
- dry, hard, harsh, hot VENOM Bk1905 Eng. dial.
- dry, harsh HASKISH Bk1902 Eng. dial.
- dry, insipid DAFFY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
- dry, juiceless; thirsty KECKSY 1874 Eng. dial.
- dry, parched BASKED Bk1898 Eng. dial.
- dry, parched HASKY 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
- drying HAZLING Bk1902 Sc.
- drying; having the property of absorbing moisture SICCATIVE 1547
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A DEAD DINGO'S DONGER Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A GUMDIGGER'S DOG Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A KOOKABURRA'S KHYBER IN THE SIMPSON DESERT Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry; desirous of alcoholic refreshment DRY AS A POM'S TOWEL Bk1999 Aust. sl.
- extremely dry or rainless DRY-AS-DUST 1889
- half-dry HAZEL Bk1902 Eng. dial.
- having power to make dry SICCIFIC 1656 obs.
- having power to make dry SICCIFICAL 1656 obs.
- in a dry condition ADRY 1628
- quite dry, not the least wet THREAD-DRY 1896 Sc.
- so dry as to make a rustling sound REESLIN-DRY 1801 Sc.
- very dry DRY AS A KECK 1896 Eng. dial.
- very dry DRY AS A NUN'S FANNY Brit. sl.
- very dry DRY AS A NUN'S MINGE Brit. sl.
- very dry DRY AS A POPCORN FART 1970 Amer. dial.
- very dry STRAW-DRY 1951
- very dry, very thirsty SITICULOUS 1620 obs.
DRY etc. - NOUNS
- a drying or airing in the sun; a drying clothes lightly HAIZER 1887 Sc.
- a dry place; dry land DRYNESS a1398 obs. rare
- dryness; absence of moisture SICCITUDE 1599 obs.
- dryness; absence of moisture SICCITY 1477 obs.
- dryness, drought; a dry place, desert DRYHEAD a1300 obs.
- dryness, harshness HASKNESS Bk1902 Eng. dial.
- dryness, dry condition DRYTH a1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- fear of dryness and dry places, as deserts XEROPHOBIA Bk1991
- symbolic of dryness (generally a snooker player keeps his chalk in his waistcoat pocket - what the thirsty may claim to have a throat like) SNOOKER PLAYER'S POCKET Brit. sl.
- the process of drying SICCATION 1612 obs.
DRY etc. - VERBS
- to dry by exposure to the air; to half-dry, to dry on the surface HAZE 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
- to dry by the heat of the fire; to warm REESTLE 1824 Sc. obs.
- to dry by the heat of the sun or fire REEST 1805 Sc.
- to dry, esp. partially or on the surface; said of newly-washed clothes, etc.HAIZER 1880 Sc.
- to dry in the sun BEAZE Bk1898 Eng. dial.
- to dry or air thoroughly (often said of clothes by the fire) RASH B1900 Eng. dial.
- to dry or mop up a wet place HAP Bk1905 Eng. dial.
- to dry, season in the sun; to dry on the surface HAZEL; HAZLE; HAZZLE 1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
- to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby QUADDLE; QUODDLE 1777 Eng. dial.
- to dry up; to become dry or withered ADROUGH c1000 obs.
- to dry up; to become dry or withered ADROWE c1000 obs.
- to dry up with heat; to burn, to scorch, to scar ADUST 1550 obs.
- to let dry by exposure to air; said of clothes SEASON 1979 Amer. dial.
- to make dry SICCATE 1570 obs. rare
- to make dry SICCICATE 1639 obs. rare