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- [drahyd]
- /draɪd/
- /draɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drahyd]
- /draɪd/
Definitions of dried word
- verb dried simple past tense and past participle of dry. 1
- adjective dried free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
- adjective dried having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
- adjective dried characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
- adjective dried not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
- adjective dried not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
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Origin of dried
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought
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Parts of speech for Dried
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dried popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dried usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dried
adj dried
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- preserved — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- desiccated — Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them.
adjective dried
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
Antonyms for dried
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