Synonyms for
Dries
Definition
Dries means to remove moisture from something or to make something dry.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- dries quickly
- dries slowly
- dries completely
- dries in the sun
- dries by evaporation
- dries naturally
- dries thoroughly
Word family
Usage note
The verb 'dries' is the third-person singular present tense of 'dry'. It is often used in contexts related to removing moisture from something.
Example sentences
- I hang my clothes outside to dry in the sun.
- After washing the dishes, she dries them with a towel.
- The hairdryer helps to dry wet hair quickly.
- She used a hair straightener to dry her nails.
- The hot sun dries the ground and makes it hard.
Quotes
Love dries up when it ceases to flow in streams.
Tears are the natural penalties for pleasure. It's a universal and historical phenomenon, as simple as breathing. It doesn't matter whether you're in Shakespeare's time or Homer's time or the 21st century. Excessive passion draws tears. Dries them up too.
The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.