dries
Because it is a word with a single syllable, dries is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdries
- The process by which something is dried.
Example: "This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry."
- A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (with "the") The dry season.
- An area of waterless country.
- (UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- To lose moisture.
Example: "The clothes dried on the line."
- To remove moisture from.
Example: "Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief."
- To be thirsty.
- To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
- For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.
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