Dries is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for DRIES in dictionary:

VERB:
• DRY, to remove the moisture from
• become dry
• cause to become dry
• wipe tears from (the eyes)
• wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed
• preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from
• forget one's lines
NOUN:
• the process or an instance of drying.
• a dry or covered place.
• the dry season
• a tract of waterless country
• a Conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.
• a person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol
ADJECTIVE:
• free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist
• (of paint, ink, etc.) having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time
• for use without liquid
• with little or no rainfall or humidity
• (of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of lack of rainfall
• (of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil
• thirsty or thirst-making
• (of a cow or other domestic animal) no longer producing milk
• without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator
• (of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads
• (of information, writing, etc.) dully factual
• unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive
• (of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way
• prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink
• (of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol
• (of an alcoholic drink) not sweet
• relating to political ‘dries’ dry (sense 3 of the noun); rigidly monetarist.
• relating to political ‘dries’ dry (sense 3 of the noun); rigidly monetarist.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• present 3d person sing. of dry

Words related to DRIES

dry7 drying11

Words that contain DRIES

driest7 redries8 updries10 bawdries14 foudries12 predries11 sundries9 tawdries12 diandries11 druidries11 foundries13 guildries11 laundries10 overdries13 shandries13 tawdriest13 balladries13 calendries13 cowardries16 gynandries15 hazardries23 heraldries14 legendries12 misandries13 monandries13 ribaldries13 ribaudries13 roughdries15 semidriest13 wizardries23 bastardries14 brigandries15 cuckoldries20 garlandries13 hemihedries20 husbandries17 polyandries17 protandries14 smouldriest14 stewardries15 surquedries21 surrendries12 ultradriest12 sculduddries17 bellfoundries19 haphazardries31 proterandries16 typefoundries22

How to use DRIES in a sentence

• Though grass is abundant on every description of soil, yet the greater part is of inferior descriptions and dries up completely at this season.
• She looked tall and gaunt, and her eyes had that burning look which dries tears before they can be shed.
• Nothing dries out-of-doors in this country of damp winters.
• But this is a well that never dries up, and never fails.
• Slowly drop water on them till it runs down and partly covers the slate, then set away till the water dries up.
• Nothing so well dries the paper as the sun, as we have proved by frequent experiments.
• Washing too often, dries up the requisite oily fluid that forms the nourishment of the hair.
• Consequently, if the window is cleaned and left wet, it dries in drops, and these drops contain dirt in solution which remain as spots.
• Scarcely six inches high, it loses its leaves after the flowering season, and dries up into the form of a ball.
• The air which kills germs dries out the very newspapers.
• Z is similarly marked, and dries at last quarter ebb, while the South-East part of y is never covered, a few mangroves growing on it.
• These scales are not easily seen while the skin continues moist, but become apparent as it dries, and are most numerous towards the tail.
• Because it dries the bones much which are naturally so.
• Wood dries more rapidly in summer than in winter, not because there is less moisture at one time than another, but because of the higher temperature in summer.
• Wood dries by evaporation, and other things being equal, this will proceed much faster in hot weather than in cold.
• As the outer part dries it is prevented from shrinking by the wet interior, which is still at its greatest volume.
• If the syrup dries out, add a little more hot water.
• If the syrup dries out before the fruit is perfectly tender, add a little more hot water.
• Now, if a river dries up, a peer may, quite as naturally, fall into a servile condition.
• While it dries you can eat your supper, and this dress will be finished.
• This light stuff dries quickly, exposed to the air.
• The green pepper dries in two or three days, and if it is intended that it shall be black, it is pulled before it is quite ripe.
• This is brushed over the zinc, and dries a dull-grey colour in from twelve to twenty-four hours, paint adhering perfectly to the surface thus formed.
• If the water dries away, add enough to preserve the original quantity.
• Put a pint of boiling water with one teaspoonful of salt in the pan, and add to it as it dries away.

Similar words containing DRIE without suffix s

dried7 drier6 driegh11 driers7 driest7 foudrie11 redried9 redries8 undried9 updried11 updries10 bawdries14 foudries12 predried12 predries11 sundries9 tawdrier12 tawdries12 diandries11 druidries11 foundries13 guildries11 hairdrier13 laundries10 overdried14 overdries13 semidrier12 shandries13 tawdriest13 balladries13 calendries13 cowardries16 gynandries15 hairdriers14 hazardries23 heraldries14 legendries12 misandries13 monandries13 ribaldries13 ribaudries13 roughdried16 roughdries15 semidriest13 smouldrier13 wizardries23 ultradrier11 bastardries14 brigandries15 cuckoldries20 garlandries13 hemihedries20 husbandries17 polyandries17 protandries14 quadriennia21 smouldriest14 stewardries15 surquedries21 surrendries12 ultradriest12 quadriennial22 quadriennium24 sculduddries17 bellfoundries19 dronkverdriet22 haphazardries31 proterandries16 quadrienniums25 typefoundries22

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