# dried

Pronunciation: say "DRYD" /dɹaɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having lost its water or moisture after previously being wet, as a result of drying.
   - Simple: Having no more water in it after once being wet.
   - _She wiped the dried tears from the child's cheeks._
   - _Cracks spread across the dried riverbed during the long drought._
2. Of foods, cured and preserved by having the moisture removed.
   - Simple: Made to last longer by taking the water out, like fruit or meat.
   - _Sailors once survived long voyages on dried fish and hard biscuits._
   - _The recipe calls for a handful of dried herbs and a pinch of salt._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of dry. — simple past and past participle of dry
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of dry. Use this form when the drying already happened.
   - _The painter dried each layer before adding the next._
   - _After the flood, the carpets never fully dried._

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