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| achene |
a small, dry, hard seed that is attached at a single point and that does not split open when it is mature. |
| air-dry |
to allow to dry by the process of evaporation into the air rather than by the use of an appliance. [2 definitions] |
| airing |
an exposure to air or wind, so as to refresh or dry. [1/3 definitions] |
| ammonium chloride |
a white crystalline salt used in dry cells, in medicine as an expectorant, and in various industrial applications; sal ammoniac. |
| amontillado |
a pale, medium dry Spanish sherry. |
| anticyclone |
a large system of winds that rotates around a center of high barometric pressure, moving clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing cool, dry weather. (Cf. cyclone.) |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has vastly diminished in volume of water and has divided into separate parts as a result of the diversion, for agricultural purposes, of the rivers that fed the lake. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry. |
| arid |
extremely dry or parched, esp. as land which has received little or no rainfall. [1/2 definitions] |
| arroyo |
a steep ditch or gully, usu. dry, carved in a plain or desert by drainage of heavy rainfall. |
| bake |
to cook using dry heat at a moderately high temperature. [2/5 definitions] |
| bathing cap |
a close-fitting cap of rubber, elastic, or the like, worn to keep the hair dry during swimming. |
| blow-dry |
to dry or arrange (the hair) with the aid of an electrical hand-held air blower. [1/2 definitions] |
| blush wine |
any of certain dry, slightly pink wines made from red-wine grapes. |
| bone-dry |
(informal) dry as a bone after prolonged exposure to sun and wind; very dry or thirsty. |
| bushel1 |
in the US, a unit of capacity of dry measure equal to four pecks or 35.239 liters. [2/5 definitions] |
| cabernet |
a type of dry, full-bodied red wine made in California. |
| cactus |
a leafless, fleshy-stemmed, often prickly plant that grows in hot, dry regions of America. |
| canister |
a small, usu. metal container for dry substances such as flour or coffee. [1/2 definitions] |
| carbon dioxide |
a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas that is produced naturally in breathing, combustion, and decomposition, and commercially for use in dry ice, fire extinguishers, and carbonated beverages. |
| Catawba |
a light red grape cultivated in the eastern United States, or the dry white wine made from it. [1/3 definitions] |
| Chablis |
a very dry white Burgundy table wine. |
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