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  • 1his throat felt dry — his mouth was dry (usually due to fear or anxiety) …

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  • 2dry — [[t]dra͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ drier, dryer (comparative), driest, dries, drying, dried 1) ADJ GRADED If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth... Pat it dry with a soft towel …

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  • 3dry — I. adjective (drier; also dryer; driest; also dryest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; akin to Old High German truckan dry, Old English drēahnian to drain Date: before 12th century 1. a. free or relatively free from a liquid… …

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  • 4throat — [[t]θro͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ throats 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your throat is the back of your mouth and the top part of the tubes that go down into your stomach and your lungs. She had a sore throat... As she stared at him she felt her throat go dry. 2) N… …

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  • 5dry — adj 1 Dry, arid mean devoid of moisture. Dry may suggest freedom from noticeable moisture either as a characteristic or as a desirable state {a dry climate} {1dry clothing} {dry land} {dry provisions} …

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  • 6Dry-boarding — is a technique intended to gain the cooperation of interrogation subjects through inducing the first stages of death by asphixiation.[1][2][3][4] Unlike waterboarding, where a wet cloth is placed over a supine subject s airways, so their… …

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  • 7dry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, completely, properly, thoroughly ▪ Wait until the paint has completely dried. ▪ Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again. ▪ …

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  • 8dry\ baulk — A feeling of nausea. An urge to vomit, but checked by a dry gagging or choking of the throat. The smell was bad enough enough to give you the dry baulk …

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  • 9dry\ baulk — A feeling of nausea. An urge to vomit, but checked by a dry gagging or choking of the throat. The smell was bad enough enough to give you the dry baulk …

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  • 10Traditional Chinese medicine — Alternative medical systems Traditional Chinese medicin …

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