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/druyd"up"/, adj.1. depleted of water or moisture; gone dry: a dried-up water hole.2. shriveled with age; wizened: a dried-up old mule skinner.[1810-20]
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Dried — (dr[imac]d), imp. & p. p. of {Dry}. Also adj.; as, dried apples. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dried — [draıd] adj dried substances, such as food or flowers, have had the water removed ▪ dried herbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
dried-up — adj. wrinkled or cracked from drying. Syn: sere, sear, shriveled, withered. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having its water supply exhausted. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dried — [ draıd ] adjective * dried substances such as food, milk, or flowers have had the water removed from them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dried — adjective preserve by evaporating the moisture from: → dry dried past and past participle of dry … English new terms dictionary
dried — dried; un·dried; … English syllables
dried up — index otiose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dried — past and past part of DRY … Medical dictionary
dried-up — dried′ up′ adj. 1) depleted of water or moisture; gone dry 2) shriveled with age; wizened • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
dried — [drīd] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of DRY … English World dictionary
dried-up — adjective 1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture dried up grass the desert was edged with sere vegetation shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings withered vines • Syn: ↑sere, ↑sear, ↑shriveled, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
