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DRIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preserved by removing natural moisture
Example:
shredded and desiccated coconut meat
Synonyms:
dehydrated; desiccated; dried
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not still wet
Example:
a face marked with dried tears
Classified under:
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb dry
Context examples:
So Dorothy dried her eyes and said, "I suppose we must try it; but I am sure I do not want to kill anybody, even to see Aunt Em again."
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
The Kuna make a drink with dried and ground cocoa beans (the seeds of the cocoa tree) along with a little added sweetener.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An herbal remedy made from the dried root of Chamaelirium luteum, a lily native to the eastern and southern parts of North America.
(Chamaelirium luteum Root, NCI Thesaurus)
A tincture made from the dried parts of Stellaria media, a widespread annual plant.
(Chickweed Tincture, NCI Thesaurus)
A freeze dried powder intended for injection following reconstitution with a suitable solvent.
(Injectable Lyophilized Powder Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
The parts used can be fresh or dried leaves, roots, seeds and flowers.
(Herbal Tea, NCI Thesaurus)
They are sold as tablets, capsules, powders, teas, extracts, and fresh or dried plants.
(Herbal Medicine, NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
The wet wood which I had placed near the heat dried and itself became inflamed.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Others, with slabs of bacon and joints of dried meat upon the ends of their pikes, held them up to the blaze or tore at them ravenously with their teeth.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The dried root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a legume native to southern Europe and parts of Asia.
(Glycyrrhiza lepidota Root, NCI Thesaurus)
