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The correct spelling is dries.

How to pronounce dries

noun

Say it like: Dree-s

The correct spelling is dries. The process by which something is dried. For example: "This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry."

Usage Examples

This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry.

The clothes dried on the line.

Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The process by which something is dried.
  2. 2.A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
  3. 3.(with "the") The dry season.
  4. 4.An area of waterless country.
  5. 5.(UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

verb

  1. 1.To lose moisture.
  2. 2.To remove moisture from.
  3. 3.To be thirsty.
  4. 4.To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
  5. 5.For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.

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